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Technical Communication: a comparative study between Chinese and English W.J. (Chris) Zhang

Technical Communication: a comparative study between Chinese and English W.J. (Chris) Zhang Email: zhangwjchris@gmail.com Course web: homepage.usask.ca~wjz485 -> teaching – communication class. Objective and scope:

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Technical Communication: a comparative study between Chinese and English W.J. (Chris) Zhang

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  1. Technical Communication: a comparative study between Chinese and English W.J. (Chris) Zhang Email: zhangwjchris@gmail.com Course web: homepage.usask.ca\~wjz485 -> teaching – communication class

  2. Objective and scope: • Overall: to master the technical communication in a global business environment (Chinese and Western) • Specific objectives: • Understand universal principles for technical communication. • Understand the difference between Chinese culture and western culture and how these difference may affect the way of communication. • Perform effective communication in the English environment. • Consciously adapt to different cultural environments (Chinese and Western) in technical communication.

  3. Objective and scope (continued): This course is not about English language itself but about how to use English in technical or professional communication in a work or study environment. Western culture itself but about what and how the western culture affects the way of communication. After you have taken this course, you are expected to be able to perform technical communication effectively in a western work or study environment A side function of this course: you may be able to secure a high score in those standard English proficiency tests such as TOEFL and ITELS and you may get a good job in the western company.

  4. Content: • Communication theory – nine axioms • Working guidelines for a better communication in a work and study environment • Formal technical report writing (thesis, etc.). • Professional correspondence (email, etc.). • Cover letter, resume and Job interview • How to write an assay for debating • How to write an assay for description

  5. Methodology: How do you learn and how do I teach? Principle 1: you have a good motivation to learn and I take this as my duty to teach. Principle 2: both of you and me take the workload seriously, which implies that I will properly impose the workload to you.

  6. Methodology (continued): Principle 3: interaction learning. You and I need to interact with each other. Principle 4: survival-based learning. If you do not learn you cannot survive. • Activities: • Classroom attendance and participation of discussions • In classroom case study • Quiz • Presentation • Take home report writing

  7. Evaluation: • Final exam merit (70%) • Accumulation merit (30%)

  8. Evaluation (continued) • Accumulation merit (30%) • Attendance check (20%) • Classroom discussion (30%) • Quiz (20%) • Case study (group based) (20%) • Peer evaluation (10%)

  9. Evaluation (continued) • Final exam merit (30%) • Group-based report (50%) • Group-based oral presentation (50%)

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