Exploring the Rhetoric of International Professional Communication: An Agenda for Teachers and Researchers (Baywood's Technical Communications Series)

Assembling this volume has been, at every stage, a collaborative process, and I owe a sincere debt of gratitude to many people who contributed significantly to this cooperative effort. In particular, I would like to recognize the invaluable contributions of three inspiring mentors and special friends: Dixie Goswami, who first urged me to pursue this project and who counseled me wisely throughout the process; H. L. Goodall, who opened my eyes to exciting ways of thinking about corporate ethnography and organizational communication from an international perspective; and Jane Perkins, who never begrudged my incessant interruptions, who either knew .the answer to every question or knew where to find it, and whose judgment could always be trusted. I would also like to thank three graduate assistants: Dusti Annan, Nina Lvova, and Myra Whittemore, for shouldering with good humor the unwieldy chore of constructing an index the old-fashioned way; Bobbi Olszewski at Baywood, for her meticulous and attentive production work; Charles Sides, for supporting the project and shepherding it through to completion; and, of course, the volume's distinguished contributors, for responding to the call and for doing world-class work. Finally, an especially warm thank you to Susan Lovitt, who probably wishes I'd forget she used to be a copy-editor and let her get on with the rest of her life. Presents a collection of fourteen essays that responds to the need for a more rhetorical conception of professional communication as an international discipline. This book challenges the adequacy of relying on preconceived notions about the factors that determine discourse in international professional settings. Professional Communication In The Global Workplace -- Rhetorical Strategies For The Global Workplace -- Teaching And Research In International Professional Communication. Edited By Carl R. Lovitt With Dixie Goswami. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The explosion of interest in international professional communication represents one of the most dramatic developments in the fields of business and technical communication over the past decade.