Welding Technical Communication explores the teaching and learning of welding through two narratives. The personal narrative relates the author’s experience as a woman learning how to weld. The academic narrative draws upon scaffolded learning theory to examine how four welding teachers’ verbal and nonverbal communication—their tutoring strategies and their gestures—facilitated students’ embodied knowledge and enculturation into a community of practice. This book fills a gap in technical communication research: we do not fully understand how teachers’ pedagogical technical communication scaffolds students’ learning within the skilled trades. Novel in its approach and coverage, Welding Technical Communication will interest researchers in technical communication and technical education.
Table of Content
IllustrationsAcknowledgments
Introduction: Welding as Embodied Technical Knowledge
1. Situating the Study
2. A Mixed-Method Approach
3. Teaching Core Components of Welding
4. Teaching Expert Perception
5. Developing and Maintaining Students’ Motivation
Conclusion: Teaching and Learning Embodied Technical Knowledge
Appendix A: Informative Interview Questions for Teachers
Appendix B: Postinteraction Interview Questions for Teachers and Students
Appendix C: Informed Consent Form for Welding Teachers and Welding Students
Appendix D: Solicitation Message for Students
Glossary
Notes
References
Index
About the author
Jo Mackiewicz is Professor of Rhetoric and Professional Communication at Iowa State University.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 244 ● ISBN 9781438488530 ● File size 12.1 MB ● Publisher State University of New York Press ● Published 2022 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 8202347 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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