UPDATE: Technical Writing (2/14/03; MLA '03)

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The deadline for abstract submissions for the following MLA panels has been
extended through 14 Feb 2003.

Job seekers for 2003 who expect to interview at MLA may find this a good
opportunity to present their research.

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Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW)
2003 MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION CONVENTION
San Diego, 27-30 Dec, 2003

ATTW invites abstracts of papers for MLA panels on the topics of teaching
and research. Reports of current research and successful examples of
innovative teaching are welcome.

1. The Scope of Technical Communication Teaching

The past two decades have witnessed an expansion in the scope of the
technical communication curriculum. The service course, focused on genres,
may still anchor many programs, but new technologies, new methods of
research and production, and new sites of technical communication practice
encourage this expansion. Papers are welcome on innovative approaches to
traditional courses and on new courses that technical communication can and
should claim. Also welcome are perspectives on the way in which teaching in
the field should develop.

2. Technical Communication Research Methods

A discipline is typically identified with a research method as well as with
a body of knowledge. However, the scope of technical communication requires
a variety of methods. What do various methods offer the field, and how are
they adapted to fit the kinds of questions that the field asks and to
develop the kind of information that we use? Graduate students engaged in
research in technical communication as well as established researchers are
encouraged to explain their use of methods in their own research.

ATTW sponsors these two sessions as an allied organization of the Modern
Language Association.

All participants at the MLA convention must be members of the Modern
Language Association by 1 April 2003. Presenters at the ATTW sessions must
be members of ATTW. Papers are strictly limited to 15 minutes in reading
length, as per MLA regulations. Proposals should also state what kinds(s)
of audio-visual equipment, if any, will be needed, if the paper is accepted.

Submission Procedures: Email submissions of abstracts (to rkdrury_at_nku.edu)
are preferred.

Contact Information: Dr. Roxanne Kent-Drury
ATTW MLA Liaison
Literature and Language Department
Northern Kentucky University
543 Landrum
Highland Heights, KY 41099
Fax: (859) 572-6093

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