Call for Submissions (fwd)

["Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher -at- STARBASECORP -dot- COM>]

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Sue Gallagher

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> I'm forwarding the following on behalf of a colleague; please respond
> to Carl Lovitt via e-mail at LCARL -at- CLEMSON -dot- EDU -dot- 

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> CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO A
> COLLECTION OF ESSAYS ON INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

> Carl Lovitt and Dixie Goswami invite submissions to a proposed
> collection of essays on  Redefining Professional Communication as an
> International Discipline: Implications for Teaching and Research.

> The primary purpose of the volume is to suggest appoaches to studying
> and teaching professional communication that reflect how
> internationalization has transformed communication practices in
> different professional settings.

> We are interested in contributions that
>         --examine how internationalization has transformed specific
> communication practices (e.g., document design, information transfer,
> professional correspondence, technologically mediated communication,
> visual communication, etc.);
>         --identify what students and communication professionals need to
> know and be able to do in international professional contexts;
>         --propose innovative teaching strategies for preparing students
> to communicate in international professional settings; and/or
>         --suggest directions for future research in international
> professional communication.

> We especially welcome submissions based on research in professional
> settings or on classroom-based collaborations with corporate partners.

> To submit a proposal for consideration, please send a working title,
> 150-word abstract, and a brief (2-page) c.v. to Carl Lovitt, Department
> of English, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 by September 15, 1995,
> or via fax at (803) 656-1846, or via e-mail to lcarl -at- clemson -dot- edu -dot- 
> Completed manuscripts (20-25 pages) for accepted proposals will be due
> January 15, 1996.