Class # 1 September 4th, 2023.

Unit I: Process in technical writing.

Objectives:
-To learn the introduction to technical writing process.
-To know what the purpose to write is.

I. Class discussion. Observe these questions and think about an answer.

a- What’s technical writing?

II. Read the information below and verify if the answers from exercise I are correct.

Technical process is a group of organized and systematized operations that take place within
Par. 1 a given time frame and are composed of different consecutive stages, necessary for the
manufacture of a product or else. No matter what type of writing you are doing, academic
writing, professional writing, or personal writing, it can be made easier by using the writing
process. The writing process consists of the different stages that a writer follows to produce
a good piece of writing. Although different sources may label and group the stages in various
ways, the stages of the writing process are essentially as follows:

Par.2 Prewriting – Deciding what to write about (the topic) and gathering information to support or
explain what you want to say about your subject, and planning how to organize your ideas in a
way that effectively develops the topic.

Par.3 -Drafting -Writing the first copy of the piece (essay, article, etc.). This is often called the
rough draft. Ultimately, you should have multiple copies or drafts of your work.

Par.4 -Revising -Reconsidering the ideas and content of the essay as well as refining the style and
structure of the paper.

Par.5 -Editing/Proofreading – Correcting grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.

Par.6 -Publishing – Sharing the final draft with others.

Communication is not just from one emitter to one receiver but rather from one to many, as is
Par.7 the case of memos addressed to company staff, or a report meant to be read by more than one
person, for example. In addition, most documents generated in the technical field include
information that cannot be easily transmitted unless it is orderly displayed on a document. In
other words, oral communication may fall short when we need to transmit the information
 technical documents require. Hence, writing skills can be considered an important factor in the
technical and scientific field because:

Par.8 1. In many different types of work, writing constitutes an important part of the everyday
workload. In a company, people write to inform about a project or activity (progress reports),
to help managers in decision-making (recommendation reports), to communicate within the
organization (memos), to ask questions (inquiry letters) and to contact colleagues, distributors,
and mates in the same workplace (email messages). These various tasks reveal that writing is a
key activity for many technical professionals.
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2. They facilitate communication with co-workers, clients and supervisors, that is, inside and
outside the workplace. Engineers and scientists’ writing skills must be of a high standard in
order to effectively communicate with the people with whom they work. It is not enough for
them to be technically good, they must be skillful in communicating what they are doing and why
it is important.

Par.10 3. They are necessary for a successful career. Organizations know the advantages of a well
0 written document since the way they construct their documents reflects their image. Poor.
Thus, engineers who can communicate their thoughts clearly and efficiently are bound to be
promoted to more challenging positions.

4. Writing skills contribute to saving time and money. Good technical writing saves time and,
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therefore, money. If you create a document, a report, for example, for your superior, which is
clear and easy to understand, no time will be wasted on pondering the meaning.

III. Read the text again and identify if the sentences are true or false.
1-The writing process can be useful just for technical writing _____
2-There are 5 important stages to produce a good piece of writing _____
3-Writing skill is not as important in scientific field _____
4-The purpose of writing is to inform people through different tasks _____
5-Writing skill helps to save time but no money _____

IV.Scan the text and look for phrases that mean the same as the ones below and replace them.
a. Occur (par.1) ___________________________
b. Ordering ideas (par. 2) ___________________________
c. Industrial area (par. 7) _____________________________
d. For the purpose of (par. 9) _____________________________
e. laborsaving (par. 11) ______________________________

V.Read this short text to reflect about the purpose of writing. Then, Change the underlined
information for your own words without changing the sense.

Analyzing purpose:
It is important to know the reasons you are writing or the purposes you are trying to accomplish
with the writing.
1. Expressive writing conveys personal feelings or impressions to the audience.
2. Informative writing enlightens the audience about something.
 3. Persuasive writing attempts to convince the audience to think or act in a certain way.

Other more specific purposes can include entertaining, analyzing, hypothesizing, assessing,
summarizing, questioning, reporting, recommending, suggesting, evaluating, describing,
recounting, requesting, and instructing.