ISBN:
9780415676199
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (613 p)
Series Statement:
Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics
Parallel Title:
Print version The Routledge Handbook of Language and Professional Communication
DDC:
302.2/071
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The Routledge Handbook of Language and Professional Communication provides a broad coverage of the key areas where language and professional communication intersect and gives a comprehensive account of the field.The four main sections of the Handbook cover: Approaches to Professional CommunicationPracticeAcquisition of Professional CompetenceViews from the ProfessionsThis invaluable reference book incorporates not only an historical view of the field, but also looks to possible future developments. Contributions from international scholars and practitioners, focusing on specific issues, explor
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Introduction; Section 1: Approaches to professional communication; A. General theoretical frameworks; 1 Analysing discourse variation in professional contexts; 2 Corpus analyses of professional discourse; 3 A situated genre approach for business communication education in cross-cultural contexts; 4 Stretching the multimodal boundaries of professional communication in multi-resources kits; B. Broad disciplinary frameworks; 5 Business communication
Description / Table of Contents:
6 Business communication: A revisiting of theory, research and teaching7 Research on knowledge-making in professional discourses: The use of theoretical resources; 8 Technical communication; 9 The complexities of communication in professional workplaces; 10 Electronic media in professional communication; 11 The role of translation in professional communication; 12 Management communication: Getting work done through people; 13 Business and the communication of climate change: An organisational discourse perspective
Description / Table of Contents:
14 Professionalising organisational communication discourses, materialities and trends15 Corporate communication; 16 Corporate communication and the role of annual reporting: Identifying areas for further research; Section 2: Practice; A. Pedagogic perspectives; 17 A blended needs analysis: Critical genre analysis and needs analysis of language and communication for professional purposes; 18 The changing landscape of business communication; 19 Methodology for teaching ESP; B. Disciplinary perspectives; 20 English for Science and Technology
Description / Table of Contents:
21 Communicative dimensions of professional accounting work22 Professional communication in the legal domain; 23 Communication in the construction industry; 24 Offshore outsourcing: The need for appliable linguistics; 25 Media communication: Current trends and future challenges; 26 The public relations industry and its place in professional communication theory and practice: Past, present and future perspectives; Section 3: Acquisition of professional competence; 27 Communities in studies of discursive practices and discursive practices in communities
Description / Table of Contents:
28 The formation of a professional communicator: A socio-rhetorical approach29 Collaborative writing: Challenges for research and teaching; 30 Training the call centre communications trainers in the Asian BPO industry; 31 Credentialing of communication professionals; Section 4: View from the professions; 32 Banking; 33 Law; 34 Accounting; 35 PR; Appendix: View from the professions - questions; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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