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Professional Writing Lecture Week 1

Outline Of Course
Creating certain styles of writing to use in careers
Professional style of writing
Grammar
Vocabulary
Meta language
Mental attitude critical reflection
What is Professional Writing?
Technical Writing
Academic Writing
Personal Communication (Inter personal) depends on the intent and audience
Personal Commentary (Public) depends upon condition
Personal Commentary (Public & Professional)
Creative Writing (Professional)
What does all professional writing have in common?
Target audience
Intention of writing
Form
Cultural knowledge is very important to professional writing
KEY RELATIONSHIP: Audience Function Form
Purpose of the text depends on the target audience
Function of the text depends on the purpose of the text
Form affects the diction, register of words (ie. causal, formal, idiomatic), style, grammar vocab
Otherwise there is a disjunction between the text and the audience
Nine Parts Of Speech
1. Noun
2. Verb
3. Adjectives
4. Propositions
5. Adverb
6. Conjunction
7. Pronoun
8. Article
9. Interjection

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