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ERIC Number: EJ397694
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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The Question Isn't "Could" but "Should": The Case against Using Fiction in the Introductory Technical Writing Class.
Allen, Jo
Technical Writing Teacher, v16 n3 p210-19 Fall 1989
Argues against using fiction in an introductory technical communication class. Discusses how the two genres are written and read for different purposes, require different methods of writing, and establish different kinds of relationships between the writer and the reader. (MG)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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