China Is Hungry: Technical Communication in the People's Republic of China    

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.

Tegtmeier, Patricia, Sylvia Thompson, Ron Smith, Debbie L. Scroggs and Sam Dragga. Technical Communication Online (1999). Articles>TC>Regional>China

Technical Communication in the People’s Republic of China: Part I, Bridges and Barriers  

In May of 1997, a delegation of twelve technical communicators and technical communication teachers (all members of STC) from the United States and Canada visited the People's Republic of China. The delegation was sponsored by the Citizen Ambassador Program of People to People International, an organization founded in 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower to promote international cooperation. In a series of professional meetings with teachers of language, science, and engineering at universities in Beijing, Guilin, and Suzhou, the delegation explored the current status of technical communication and its teaching in China.

Scroggs, Debbie L., Sam Dragga and Sylvia Thompson. STC Proceedings (1998). Articles>TC>Regional>China

Technical Communication in the People's Republic of China: Part II, Principles and Practices  

In May of 1997, a delegation of twelve technical communicators and technical communication teachers (all members of STC) from the United States and Canada visited the People's Republic of China. The delegation was sponsored by the Citizen Ambassador Program of People to People International, an organization founded in 1956 by President Dwight Eisenhower to promote international cooperation. In a series of professional meetings with teachers of language, science, and engineering at universities in Beijing, Guilin, and Suzhou, the delegation explored the current status of technical communication and its teaching in China.

Scroggs, Debbie L., Sam Dragga and Sylvia Thompson. STC Proceedings (1998). Articles>TC>Regional>China