Technical Communication: English Skills for Engineers - Softcover

Raman, Meenakshi; Sharma, Sangeeta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195695747 ISBN 13: 9780195695748

Publisher: OUP India, 2008

Synopsis

Adopting a direct, functional and practical approach, this book presents an exhaustive treatment of the principles and advanced forms of technical communication, both oral and written. In addition to the language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, it covers the basics of English grammar. It also includes key topics such as technical reports, business correspondence, group discussions, interviews and presentation strategies.

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Review

"Targeted at the first-year engineering or techical writing student, this comprehensive textbook takes a user-friendly approach organized around typical workplace situations and their impact on communication. The exercised, worksheets, and writing prompts are varied and complete enough to allow the instructor to customize assignments for a particular class or student. It provides plenty of material for the instructor to work with, and is certainly worthy of serious consideration for course adoption."--Technical Communication

About the Author

Meenakshi Raman, Ph. D., is presently Chief of the Publications and Media Relations Unit and Group Leader of the Languages Group at BITS, Pilani. She has several years of teaching experience and has taught English at various levels. She is the co-author of Business Communication and Effective English Communication and has several articles to her credit. Sangeeta Sharma, Ph. D., has several years of teaching experience. She is currently teaching courses on communication at BITS, Pilani, and has published several articles on communication. Books by the same authors: Technical Communication: Principles and Practice-a Meenakshi Raman and Sangeeta Sharma Business Communication-a Meenakshi Raman

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP India
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0195695747
• ISBN 13: 9780195695748
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 547