Describes how cooperative education was introduced and developed at a Texas university in an effort to bring the worlds of work and education closer together. (FL)

Describes a method for teaching students to prepare transmittal correspondence (memos or letters that accompany reports). (FL)

Outlines procedures to help motivate engineering students to publish articles in professional journals. (FL)

Reports on the development of communication studies, particularly business communication, in the Australian community college context. (RL)

Proposes a technique for teaching report writing that considers three problem areas: the mechanics of language, the logical use of language, and the analysis of the business situation. (FL)

Illustrates with two examples the use of online databases for help in translating technical words that cannot be readily found in the literature or in dictionaries. Description of search methods shows how computerized documentation can provide pinpoint access to a vast body of literature. (MES)

Describes the structure and modes of operation of the Bundessprachenamt's (BSprA: Federal Office of Languages of the Federal Republic of Germany) terminology data bank as an aid to translation. Analyzes advantages and disadvantages of each user mode, and discusses probable developments in the immediate future of machine-aided translation. (MES)

Reviews the background of the "TARGET Project for Aids to Translation," its current facilities, and its goals. Describes the system's central feature as an interactive, multilingual terminology database intended to eliminate time wasted in researching unknown terms and to facilitate final document production, study of person-machine…

Evaluates past work by the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW). Suggests 12 areas for future ATTW work. (RL)

Provides sets of alternative answers to 10 situations technical writing consultants often face. Cites pertinent resources that are available. (RL)

The author uses a hypothetical contest situation to generate student interest in collecting, evaluating, and organizing information. (RL)

Presents a way of teaching process explanation in a technical writing course. Urges that the assignment ask students to explain a process they have learned from experience or from observation. (TJ)

Notes that style is important in technical writing and is affected by content, audience, and the writer's purpose. (TJ)

Suggests that, while there are some good qualities among today's technical communicators, there are many weaknesses. Suggests some ways to eliminate such weaknesses. (TJ)

Suggests that technical writing courses and general writing courses should have the same goal: the development of thoughtful, communicating adults. (MKM)