Autobiographical Writing in the Technical Writing Course

Professionals in the workplace are rarely asked to write autobiographical essays. Such essays, however, are an excellent tool for helping students explore their growth as professionals. This article explores the use of such essays in a technical writing class.

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Published inJournal of technical writing and communication Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 325 - 335
Main Author Gellis, Mark
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2011
Baywood Publishing Company, Inc
Baywood
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Autobiographical literature
Autobiographies
College students
Communication. Information transfer
Essays
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information publishing, dissemination and reproduction
Information science. Documentation
Library and information science. General aspects
Professional Development
Professionals
Sciences and techniques of general use
Scientific and technical writing
Scientific Technical Language
Technical communication
Technical Writing
Writing Instruction
Written Language Instruction
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ISSN0047-2816
1541-3780
DOI10.2190/TW.41.3.g

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Summary:Professionals in the workplace are rarely asked to write autobiographical essays. Such essays, however, are an excellent tool for helping students explore their growth as professionals. This article explores the use of such essays in a technical writing class.
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ISSN:0047-2816
1541-3780
DOI:10.2190/TW.41.3.g