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Title The Routledge handbook of language and professional communication / edited by Vijay Bhatia and Stephen Bremner
Published New York : Routledge, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics
Routledge handbooks in applied linguistics.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Introduction; Section 1: Approaches to professional communication; A. General theoretical frameworks; 1 Analysing discourse variation in professional contexts; 2 Corpus analyses of professional discourse; 3 A situated genre approach for business communication education in cross-cultural contexts; 4 Stretching the multimodal boundaries of professional communication in multi-resources kits; B. Broad disciplinary frameworks; 5 Business communication
6 Business communication: A revisiting of theory, research and teaching7 Research on knowledge-making in professional discourses: The use of theoretical resources; 8 Technical communication; 9 The complexities of communication in professional workplaces; 10 Electronic media in professional communication; 11 The role of translation in professional communication; 12 Management communication: Getting work done through people; 13 Business and the communication of climate change: An organisational discourse perspective
14 Professionalising organisational communication discourses, materialities and trends15 Corporate communication; 16 Corporate communication and the role of annual reporting: Identifying areas for further research; Section 2: Practice; A. Pedagogic perspectives; 17 A blended needs analysis: Critical genre analysis and needs analysis of language and communication for professional purposes; 18 The changing landscape of business communication; 19 Methodology for teaching ESP; B. Disciplinary perspectives; 20 English for Science and Technology
21 Communicative dimensions of professional accounting work22 Professional communication in the legal domain; 23 Communication in the construction industry; 24 Offshore outsourcing: The need for appliable linguistics; 25 Media communication: Current trends and future challenges; 26 The public relations industry and its place in professional communication theory and practice: Past, present and future perspectives; Section 3: Acquisition of professional competence; 27 Communities in studies of discursive practices and discursive practices in communities
28 The formation of a professional communicator: A socio-rhetorical approach29 Collaborative writing: Challenges for research and teaching; 30 Training the call centre communications trainers in the Asian BPO industry; 31 Credentialing of communication professionals; Section 4: View from the professions; 32 Banking; 33 Law; 34 Accounting; 35 PR; Appendix: View from the professions -- questions; Index
Summary "The Routledge Handbook of Language and Professional Communication provides a timely overview of the field of professional communication with a clear focus on language. Encompassing a wide range of approaches, the Handbook presents an intergrated approach to professional communication, covers the development of the field and looks to possible future directions. With cutting-edge contributions from leading international researchers and interviews with professionals from the fields studied, the Handbook is a vital resource for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in applied linguistics and professional communication"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Communication -- Study and teaching.
Language and language -- Study and teaching
PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
Communication -- Study and teaching
Kommunikation
Diskursanalyse
Sprachkompetenz
Unternehmen
Form Electronic book
Author Bhatia, V. K. (Vijay Kumar), 1942-
ISBN 1317916433
9781317916437