DocumentCode
1366821
Title
Australia uses genre analysis to address workplace literacy
Author
Dennett, Joann Temple
Author_Institution
RDD Consultants Inc., Louisville, CO, USA
Volume
39
Issue
3
fYear
1996
fDate
9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
115
Lastpage
116
Abstract
While Australia is positioning itself politically to capitalize on the strengths of its multiculturism and many ethnic identities, the nation is also vigorously addressing companion language needs to support workplace interaction, cooperation, collaboration and negotiation. The paper discusses the implementation of the genre approach in Australia. The approach is a new paradigm that emphasizes content, structure and sequence
Keywords
professional communication; Australia; collaboration; cooperation; ethnic identities; genre analysis; language needs; multiculturism; negotiation; politics; workplace interaction; workplace literacy; Asia; Australia; Collaborative work; Cultural differences; Education; Educational products; Employment; Natural languages; Problem-solving; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0361-1434
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/47.536258
Filename
536258
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