Qualifications English Departments Prefer for New Teachers of Business and Technical Writing: Time to Reassess our Degree Programs?.

Rivers, William E.

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Publication Date: 1987

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Qualifications English Departments Prefer for New Teachers of Business and Technical Writing: Time to Reassess our Degree Programs?

Rivers, William E.

Iowa State Journal of Business and Technical Communication, v1 n1 p89-100 Jan 1987

Presents and analyzes the qualifications English departments prefer when hiring faculty to teach business and technical writing. Indicates that most successful candidates are those who have completed degree programs combining the study of literature and composition. Also suggests that English departments should make their degree programs more flexible and demanding. (AEW)

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English Curriculum, English Departments, English Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Faculty Recruitment, Higher Education, Literature, Technical Writing, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction

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Language: English

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