王西玲,博士、副教授、碩士生導(dǎo)師。2014年8月獲得美國(guó)得克薩斯州得克薩斯理工大學(xué)(Texas Tech University)哲學(xué)博士學(xué)位(Doctor of Philosophy in Technical Communication and Rhetoric)。2001年5月獲得美國(guó)俄亥俄州鮑林格林州立大學(xué)(Bowling Green StateUniversity)文科碩士學(xué)位(Master of Arts in TESOL-Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)。1988年7月獲得西安外國(guó)語(yǔ)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言文學(xué)學(xué)士學(xué)位,畢業(yè)后留校任教至今,現(xiàn)主要為研究生開(kāi)設(shè)實(shí)用英語(yǔ)技術(shù)寫(xiě)作課程,為本科生開(kāi)設(shè)中級(jí)英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作、泛讀Ⅲ、泛讀Ⅳ。曾在得克薩斯州理工大學(xué)英語(yǔ)系講授過(guò)三門(mén)英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作課程:技術(shù)傳播(寫(xiě)作)、英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作Ⅰ、英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作Ⅱ。曾主編、參編英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)作、英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教材數(shù)本,并發(fā)表論文數(shù)篇。
圖書(shū)目錄
CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 A Justification for My Research in Attitudes 2.2 A Review of Technical Communication History 2.3 The Rhetoric of Writing in Digital Spaces 2.4 Ethical and Cultural Issues Related to Technical Communication 2.5 Technical Communication in China 2.5.1 China's Need for Technical Communication 2.5.2 Current State of Technical Communication Instruction in China 2.5.3 Reasons for Examining Technical Communication Instruction in a Northwest Chinese University CHAPTER Ⅲ RESEARCH METHODS 3.1 Research Questions 3.2 A Justification for the Use of Survey Method in My Attitude Research 3.3 Survey Research Design 3.3.1 Pilot Study 3.3.2 Efforts to Conduct Ethical Survey Research 3.3.3 Main Study and Sampling Plan 3.3.4 Sample Size and Response Rates 3.3.5 Design and Structure of the Questionnaire 3.4 Respondent Demographics 3.4.1 Respondents' Sex and Age 3.4.2 Respondents' Education, Academic Rank, and Years of Holding the Position CHAPTER Ⅳ RESULTS 4.1 Report of Students' Responses 4.2 Report of Faculty's Responses 4.3 Report of Administrators' Responses 4.4 Report of Male and Female Responses 4.5 Report of Age Group Responses 4.6 Report of Responses Across Three Groups CHAPTER Ⅴ DISCUSSION 5.1 Categories of the Survey Results 5.2 Globalism 5.3 Culture 5.4 Essential Skills 5.5 Context 5.6 Level CHAPTER Ⅵ CONCLUSION 6.1 Summary of Findings 6.2 Recommendations REFERENCES APPENDICES A: Survey Questions B: Recruitment E-mail (1) C: Recruitment E-mail (2) D: Information about the Research Study E: IRB Approval Letter