Title :
Australia uses genre analysis to address workplace literacy
Author :
Dennett, Joann Temple
Author_Institution :
RDD Consultants Inc., Louisville, CO, USA
fDate :
9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
