Written Documents in the Workplace

Klappentext Written Documents in the Workplace is divided into three parts, the first of which provides a linguistic definition of professional documents, describing their different types and genres. This definition necessarily takes into account both the formal characteristics of these types of document (e.g. nature of linguistic units involved) and their functional goals (the way these linguistic units are used to fulfill the text's communicative aim). The second part focuses on the mental mechanisms involved in written production in the workplace. One of the aims of a professional writer is to compose a text which can be understood. Text composition involves specific processes and strategies that can be enhanced. This last aspect leads us to devote the third and final section to the comprehension of written documents in the workplace. Awareness of the strategies implemented by different readers (with more or less domain expertise) in order to understand technical and professional documents can enhance the latter's readability.Presents a linguistic definition of professional documents, describing their different types and genres. This title focuses on the mental mechanisms involved in written production in the workplace.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Alamargot (Herausgeber), D. Alamargot (Herausgeber), Denis Alamargot (Herausgeber), Alamargot Denis (Herausgeber), Cellier (Herausgeber), J. -M Cellier (Herausgeber), Jean-Marie Cellier (Herausgeber), Cellier Jean-Marie (Herausgeber), Terrier (Herausgeber), P. Terrier (Herausgeber), Patrice Terrier (Herausgeber), Terrier Patrice (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.10.2007
• EAN: 9780080474878
• ISBN: 978-0-08-047487-8
• Seiten: 336
• Serien: Studies in Writing; Studies in Writing
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Schulpädagogik, Didaktik, Methodik; Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Politik; Schule und Lernen > Erwachsenenbildung/Volkshochschule > VHS-/Kursmaterialien Sprache; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Communication / General, Business communication & presentation, Business communication and presentation