Document (#15743)

Author

Babcock, E.

Title

Preparing new learners to meet new litaracies

Source

Technical communication. 42(1995) no.4, S.546-554

Year

1995

Abstract

The diverse literacies of this rapidly changing technological era are promoting a generation of readers who are more fluent in images than in text. Discusses how technical communication educators can prepare their students to meet the needs of this new literacy

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