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Nine technical communicators and three technical communication teachers from the United States and Canada visited the People's Republic of China, to determine how technical communication is practiced and taught by the Chinese. The delegation discovered a field at its earliest stages, without status as a separate profession or academic discipline. The practice of technical communication by Chinese managers, scientists, and engineers is typically ad hoc and instruction is almost always extracurricular. China's expanding economy, however, offers a timely opportunity to promote the discipline and the profession. To build bridges to the international community, China is hungry for contributions of information technology as well as expertise in English and technical communication.
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China Is Hungry: Technical Communication in the People's Republic of China
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Tegtmeier, Patricia, Sylvia Thompson, Ron Smith, Debbie L. Scroggs and Sam Dragga
Technical Communication Online
1999
Abstract: Nine technical communicators and three technical communication teachers from the United States and Canada visited the People's Republic of China, to determine how technical communication is practiced and taught by the Chinese. The delegation discovered a field at its earliest stages, without status as a separate profession or academic discipline. The practice of technical communication by Chinese managers, scientists, and engineers is typically ad hoc and instruction is almost always extracurricular. China's expanding economy, however, offers a timely opportunity to promote the discipline and the profession. To build bridges to the international community, China is hungry for contributions of information technology as well as expertise in English and technical communication.
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