Service Learning In The Introductory Technical Writing Class: A Perfect Match?

摘要

Teachers at all levels of college instruction use service learning, a popular pedagogical tool since the mid-eighties, to teach students both social con- sciousness and pragmatic, real-world writing skills. This article explores the concept of service learning as rhetorical action in the field of technical communication in general, and the question of whether service learning is appropriate in beginning level technical writing courses.