edited collection of essays, Professional Communication: Collaboration between Academics and Practitioners takes a discourse approach to professional communication with the emphasis on research-practitioner collaboration and authorship.... more
edited collection of essays, Professional Communication: Collaboration between Academics and Practitioners takes a discourse approach to professional communication with the emphasis on research-practitioner collaboration and authorship. Papers are solicited from both academics and researchers who are also practitioners in their own professions. They introduce readers to fascinating accounts of professional communication in different contexts across different regions, from Danish multicultural companies to Hong Kong academic institutions, from Dutch government to Chinese courtroom. Drawing on discourse analytic framework, the chapters provide insight for improving communication in the workplace and understanding the social construction of professional discourse. As such, the book will appeal to a variety of new researchers, students and educators in professional communication from different disciplines, as well as those already practicing their professions who would like to know to w...