Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2010
Department
English
Keywords
writing, language arts, written communication, composition, English language
Abstract
The article offers the authors' insights on professional writing that are taught in the English classroom, in which it is defined as writing within professional context with genres such as formal reports, directives, and proposals. They state that many teachers learn professional writing not only from advice, but also from experience and practice. They also mention that professional writing can be integrated in all fields of English language arts classrooms that can be taught to students.
Source Publication Title
English Journal
Publisher
National Council of Teachers of English
Volume
100
Issue
2
First Page
117
Recommended Citation
Bush, J., & Zuidema, L. A. (2010). Professional Writing in the English Classroom: Professional Writing: What You Already Know. English Journal, 100 (2), 117. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/faculty_work/54
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Educational Methods Commons, English Language and Literature Commons, Rhetoric and Composition Commons
Comments
Copyright © National Council of Teachers of English 2010.