1st Edition

Workplace Writing Beyond the Text

By Stephen Bremner Copyright 2018
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

Workplace Writing: Beyond the Text draws together a wealth of research into different aspects of writing in workplace settings, creating a comprehensive picture of workplace writing and covering factors and activities that go far beyond the text. In a full analysis of the challenges facing the student writer transitioning from the academy to the workplace, this book: covers topics ranging... Read more

1. The workplace and the academy

2. Workplace communities and workplace writing

3. Genres and genre analysis

4. Intertextuality

5. Collaboration

6. Power, politeness and language

7. Channels of communication

8. Organisational culture

9. Socialisation processes

10. Workplace writing and pedagogy: concluding thoughts 

Biography

Stephen Bremner is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at City University of Hong Kong.