Rethinking post-communist rhetoric : perspectives on rhetoric, writing, and professional communication in post-Soviet spaces / edited by Pavel Zemliansky and Kirk St. Amant.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Zemliansky, Pavel, editor.
• St. Amant, Kirk, 1970- editor.

Series:

• Communication, globalization, and cultural identity.
• Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Academic writing--Study and teaching (Higher)--Europe, Eastern.
• Academic writing--Study and teaching (Higher)--Russia (Federation).
• Business writing--Study and teaching (Higher)--Europe, Eastern.
• Business writing--Study and teaching (Higher)--Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; London, [England] : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection examines the different forces and factors that affect professional writing and communication practices in various social, economic, political, and technological contexts in the nations of the former Soviet Union and the former Eastern Bloc.

Contents:

• Contents; Introduction; Part I. INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS; Ch01. A Survey of Academic and Professional Writing Instruction inHigher Education in Russia and Ukraine; Ch02. Introducing Western Writing Theory and Pedagogy to Russian Students; Ch03. Exploring Technical Communication Pedagogy in Russia; Part II. WORKPLACE CONTEXTS; Ch04. Russian Education in the Twenty-First Century; Ch05. Rhetoric in Technical Communication; Ch06. Visible and Invisible Boundaries; Part III. GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXTS
• Ch07. Mapping Professional and Technical Communication in German Higher Education in the Neue Länder since 1989Ch08. Macro Acceptance, Micro Resistance?; Part IV. MULTIMEDIA CONTEXTS; Ch09. Creating a Multinational Collaborative Online Community in the High-Tech Marketing Domain in Ukraine; Ch10. Media Usage Pattern and Trust in Media Among Young People in a Large Russian City; Index; About the Editors andContributors

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-2338-2

OCLC:

944339883