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
Link To Document :
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