- 영문으로 통용되고 있는 technical communication을 그 형태별로 알아보면서, 정확한 의사 전달을 할 수 있도록 내용으로 구성 -
『TECHNICAL WRITING』은 영어를 배우거나, 영문 문서작성의 포맷들을 가르쳐 주기 위해 정리된 책이 아니다. 영문으로 현재 통용되고 있는 technical communication을 그 형태별로 알아보면서, 독자 또는 시청자들에게 정확한 의사 전달의 목적을 달성할 수 있도록 내용이 구성되어져 있다. 따라서 이 책에서 얘기하는 좋은 글이란 문학적 예술적으로 뛰어난 것을 말하는 것이 아니라 어떠한 특정한 목적을 가지고 쓰는 글이다. 취업을 위해서 작성하는 이력서와 지원서, 예비 고객의 질문에 답하는 e-mail, 환불 신청의 답변 등 일상이나 회사 업무시 자주 쓰이는 내용들을 중심으로 어떻게 하면, 논리적이고 예의바른 글을 쓸 수 있는지에 대한 다양한 영어 글쓰기 기술들을 사례를 통해 보여주고 있다.

- 혼자서라도 기본 원칙을 배우고 작문연습을 해서 올바른 영작문을 할 수 있도록 구성 -
글쓰기에 흥미를 가진 사람은 혼자서라도 기본 원칙을 배우고, 작문연습을 해서 올바른 영작문을 할 수 있도록 구성되어져 있다. 능동형 문장 작성에서부터 구두법 삽입, 그리고 인용된 정보를 표시하고, 저작권을 인정함으로써 지적재산권 침해—표절을 피하는 방법까지 배우게 될 것이다.
특히 독자들에게 3가지 명확한 이점을 제공하고 있다.
-많은 부분, 특히 “How To” 부분들이 한국어로 번역되었다.
-중요한 개념들을 기억하기 쉽게 하기 위해 단어 첫 글자만 이용한 줄임말이 사용되었다.
-문장난이도 통계치(readability statistics) 대해 간결하게 설명되어 있다.

- 주어진 시간과 공간에 정확하고 효과적으로 필요한 뜻을 전달하는 훈련은 매우 필요 -
국내에서도 최근 의사표현능력의 중요성을 인식하고 많은 관련 교육이 추가 되고 있고 진학 및 입사에 점점 중요하게 반영이 되고 있다. 분야와 상관없이 의사소통기술이 성공적인 업무수행에 직결되고 그러한 능력과 업무능력에 상관관계가 있다는 사실은 명확하다. 따라서 우리는 주어진 시간과 공간에 정확하고 효과적으로 필요한 뜻을 전달하는 훈련은 매우 필요하다. 미국을 선두로 한 선진국에서는 이미 오래 전부터 technical communication 또는 rhetorics 전공을 개설하여 타당성과 설득력 있게, 자신이나 소속 단체에 이익이 되는 글과 말을 전달하는 방법에 대한 과학적인 연구에 과감한 투자를 하고 있다. 이러한 시점에서 이 책은 이러한 영어 글쓰기에 필요한 디딤돌이 될 것이다.

FRONT MATTER

Title Page
About the Authors
Title Authors Publisher
서문, 주상우
Acknowledgements, Bilingual (E-K) Edition
Preface to BILINGUAL Edition, Michael Neil Shapiro
서문 이중언어 판 2010
머릿말, 감사의 말, 2판, 08년 봄
Foreword and Acknowledgements, Second Edition
Three Quotations on Writing

Table of Contents

PART 1 ORIENTATION

Course Description & Academic Goal
Of Course! Some Early And Obvious Advice
A학점을 받는 요령
Hints Toward Getting An ‘A’
이 과목은 어떻게 진행되는가
How This Course Works
Attendance Messages in English
성공적으로 의사소통을 하는 작가,성공하는 학생
The Successful Technical Writer; The Successful Student
SMS Text Messaging, Essay
SMS Short Forms in English for Messages & Chat
Limit Your Worries
Technical Writing : Toward a Definition
Three Key Words Defined
Technical Writing :A Working Definition in Plain English
Good Technical Writing : A Description
- D.I.Y. Exercise: Write the same ideas in your own language


PART 2 GOOD WRITING B.C. : Before Computers!

The sentence

Lesson 1 :Traffic Signs
Punctuation : A Famous Story
Lesson 2 : How Long Should a Sentence Be?
Lesson 3 : Changing Passive Sentences to Active Form
Passive Sentences for Re-Writing in Active (S-V-O) Form
Sentences: Review of Key Points & A Teachable Moment
Faulty Return Address (Proofreading)
Editing Exercise : (Short Excerpt) Mechanical Engineering Research Report
Four Writing Skills We Need To Practise

Technically Correct Writing : A Quick Review of Core Grammar
& Reference Information Section

Capital Letters : Chart; Punctuation : Summary; Active Grammar – Summary
The Twelve Tenses of English Verbs : Chart

Teaching Point: Write technically correct English sentences.


PART 3 GOOD WRITING A.D. : After Digital

What Your Computer Can Do For You
Create a Shortcut on the Desktop
Acceptable Fonts For This Course
Add these Names to your Spell Check Dictionary

Readability Scores, C.A.R. Statistics, The “After-math” Of Writing

What are C.A.R. Statistics?
Display / Enable Readability Statistics In MS-Word 2007 & 2003
Understanding Readability Statistics: Daewoo Shipbuilding Co. (DSME)
The “After-math” of Writing: Classic Technical Writing Tools
& How to Display them on your Page
C.A.R.S. Summary & Three (3) Review Questions
Two Famous Finger Exercises For Typing In English
Summary of Writing Course So Far

Teaching Points: Use The Technology To Improve Your Work.
C.A.R. Statistics are the “after-math” of writing.


PART 4 RESUMÉ AND COVER LETTER

Job Applications: Resumes, Letters & E-mails : An Introduction

Resumé : Two (2) Definitions & Three (3) spellings
An English Resumé Form from a Korean Company
Advantages and Disadvantages of Fixed, Set Resumé Forms
Differences Between Korean & North American Resumé Styles
Differences Between Real & Practice Job Applications
Readying Your Resumé, “for Real”


PART 5 BASIC JOB APPLICATION OR “COVER” LETTER

I am Writing…. A Universal Letter Starter
Four (4) Musts A.S.A.P. : An Aid to Memory
Basic Job Application Letter - A.S.A.P. Model
Action Verbs for Letters & Resumes
How to Produce the Three (3) Standard Paragraph Styles
10 Cover Letter Mistakes to Avoid
커버레터 작성시 피해야 할 10가지 실수
Memo (Mini) to Students
Subject: Reading your Job Application Letters & Resumes
Favorite Filler Phrases To Delete
Tell Me Now !
Spell-check Testing: Comments On A Student’s Job Application Letter
Checklist : Presentation Requirements for your Basic Job App Letter


PART 6 E-MAIL JOB APPLICATIONS

Send An Effective E-mail

E-mail Etiquette Lesson: Subject Line is Essential.
More E-mail Etiquette: Greet, Sign off, Signature block
Do Not Send Messages All in Capitals : It looks like SHOUTING
Send An Effective E-Mail Job Application : Checklist & more
An E-mail Request, First Prepared on MS-Word & Spellchecked!
How To Send A Successful E-Mail Message

Teaching Point: Send a correct and effective e-mail.


PART 7 IMPROVE YOUR JOB APPLICATION LETTER

Improve Your Job Application Letter: A Key Assignment
JAL :Advanced Model : Content & Statistics
Dress Up Your Letter : Letterhead, Page Border, Color & Paper
Two Sample Letterheads
How to Set Margins & Page Border
Reader’s Questions & Writer’s Answers on a Job Application Letter
Letter Slots: Preparing to Send Your Job Application
Cover Letter for Win-Win Job Applications
Checklist For Grading Your Letter

Teaching Point: Design Your Own Job Application Package

Graded Assignment : CLR & Resume 20%

Model Job Application Letters From Technical Writing Course Graduates
& Why writing a job application letter
is not a useful task for me now


PART 8 WRITING A GENERAL BUSINESS OR SALES LETTER

AIDA : “Four Letters That Sell” Or, Sequence of Letter Content
How To Write A Business Letter by Malcolm Forbes
업무용 편지 작성 요령 : Bilingual Version: English & Korean Together


PART 9 TWO RADIO SCRIPTS FROM V.O.A. SPECIAL ENGLISH

V.O.A. Special English on Radio - What Makes Special English Special?

Engineers Without Borders (Transcript) : Engineering Low-Tech Solutions
Questions on Engineers Without Borders
도움이 필요한 개발 도상국들을 위한 로우테크(low-tech) 해결 방안 설계
Past Tense Verbs : V.O.A. Wright Brothers, with Hints on Pronunciation
The Wright Brothers (Transcript)
Powered Flight : In English! Simple calculations of time and distance

Teaching Points: <f you draw it correctly on paper, it will be right when you build it.>
Doing <simple>math calculations using input data in English


PART 10 MANUALS

Instruction Manuals / Owner’s Manuals / Users Manuals

A Brief Review Before We Get Into Manuals
Introduction to Manuals (Lecture Content)
Electric Kettle Booklet
What Is CE Marking?
Questions on Electric Kettle Booklet

Electric Shaver Manual
Questions on Electric Shaver Manual
Memo : Pilot Light

Teaching Points: Features; Fonts; Organizing Methods; CE Marking

Graded Assignment : Instruction Manuals 20%


PART 11 RULES OF THUMB

<Rule of Thumb>(R.O.T.), Some Definitions
Some Rules Of Thumb, Cited

Picture This! Draw & label a simple diagram to show Rule of Thumb info.

Teaching Points: Work with brief “technical” descriptions, written in English.


PART 12 TECHNICAL WRITING FOR PUBLICATION

Academic & Professional Publication

Code of Ethics (Excerpt) National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) [U.S.A.]
Definition of Plagiarism
Difference Between Scholarship And Theft : Simply Giving Credit Where It Is Due

Press / News Release

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC), Press Release & Exercise (Create Your Own)

Advanced Academic Reading:

Advance Vocabulary for “How to read a scientific paper critically”
How to read a scientific paper : critically!
과학논문을 비판적으로 읽으려면
Korean language version & critical commentary

Advanced Academic Writing

Proofread & Re-write a Medical Research excerpt
Fair Use Guidelines: U.S. Copyright Office

Teaching Points: Write shorter sentences. Use spell check.
Write active sentences as much as possible.
Use Readability statistics to improve your written work.
Read all professional writing critically!


PART 13 WRITING IS A TECHNOLOGY

Five Hundred Years of Printing (Illustration)
Writing Is A Technology (An Essay in English)
Assignment : Find The Key Points (Class Exercise)
Hunminjeongeum, Proclaimed 1446 (Illustration)
글쓰기는 기술이다.
Revised Romanization, Proclaimed July 7, 2000
Modern Hangul Characters
UNESCO/ Jikji Memory of the World Prize

Teaching Points: Find Key Ideas in Summaries and Abstracts
A Brief History of Writing and Printing
Koreans’ Leading Role in Print Technology


PART 14 SUPPORTING STUDENTS’ SUCCESS

DAY ONE Revisited : Course Goals, Two Secrets
시험을 잘 치기 위한 요령
Tips For Taking Exams
EQUILIBRIUM or, The Keys To The Kingdom, Homage to Rudolf Flesch


PART 15 Q & A

Part 1, T-W, Def’n & Descr’n, KV
Part 2, Write Passive Sentences in ACTIVE form
Part 9, Medical Excerpt, Answers to Exercises A & B
Part 9, Medical Excerpt, Titled & Re-written, with New Statistics
Part 10-A, Q & A, Engineers Without Borders
Part 10-B, VOA, Powered Flight : Answers
Part 11-A, Electric Kettle Booklet, Q & A
Part 11-B, Shaver Manual, Q & A
Part 11-C, Shaver Manual, More Answers
Part 13, ANSWERS on Writing Is A Technology Assignment

COURSE REVIEW QUESTIONS

Photo Credits : Covers

학생들이 무게있는 연구논문을 읽을 때에는 종종 난감함을 맛보게 되기도 하는데 그 이유는 논문에 적힌 내용을 모두 이해하려고 애쓰기 때문이다. 그러다 보면 수렁에 빠져서 글의 주된 논점을 놓치게 되고 마는 것이다. 특히 처음 듣는 용어들이 많거나 연구방법이 낯설 때에는 세부사항에 쉽게 붙들리고 만다. 이 글에서는 여러분이 논문을 읽는 더 효과적인 방법을 소개하고자 한다. 이 글대로 따라하다 보면 여러분도 비판적인 독자가 반드시 될 수 있다. 무엇보다 글의 주된 논점이나 글이 씌어진 문맥을 놓치고서는 논문의 결과를 비판적으로 평가할 수는 없게 된다는 점을 명심해야 한다.
논의를 시작하기에 앞서, 여러분이 읽게 될 특정 논문에 적용할 확인목록부터 언급해야겠다. 여러 질문들로 구성된 이 목록은 다른 논문을 읽을 때에도 적용할 수 있음은 물론이다. 먼저 아래에 제시한 목록을 준비하고 장차 논문을 읽은 후 각각의 질문에 답해야 함을 염두에 두도록 하라.
1. 논문에서 다루어진 주된 문제는 무엇인가?
2. 논문에서 검증하고자 하는 가설은 있는가? 있다면 무엇인가?
3. 논문에서 제기한 문제를 다루기 위하여 어떤 (실험) 방법이 사용되었는가?
4. 저자와는 별개로 여러분은 논문의 결과를 어떻게 설명하겠는가?**
5. 논문의 결과를 저자는 어떻게 설명하였으며 이 결과는 애초의 가설 혹은 예상과는 어떤 관련이 있는가?
6. 논문의 결과가 애초의 문제에 일부만 답한 경우 온전한 답을 얻기 위해서는 어떤 방법을 사용해야 하겠는가? 또한 이 논문 덕분에 새롭게 생겨난 문제를 다루기 위해서는 어떻게 해야 하겠는가?

Michael Neil Shapiro
마이클 니을 샤피로

Michael teaches Technical Writing at Yeungnam University’s School of Mechanical Engineering, where he has been Associate Foreign Professor for three years. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, where he majored in English. He applies practical language skills, to improve the quality of oral and written communication.

In Canada, he taught Business English at Ryerson, in Toronto. At George Brown College, he co-developed a new course in Nurse-Patient Communication. He worked on staff for a number of years at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, recording “Talking Books” on audio tape.

In Korea, Michael has taught English at Korea University in Seoul, Korea Maritime University, the R.O.K. Naval Academy and Cheju National University. In Seoul, he appeared in a weekly TV-TOEIC series on EBS through BCM. For many years, he has worked as an English editor on projects ranging from magazine & news articles to TOEIC textbooks to government policy papers to academic research and conference proceedings for international publication.

In 2009, he assisted in establishing Engineers Without Borders in Korea.


Sang Woo Joo
주상우

Sang Woo Joo is a professor of Mechanical Engineering, with many published professional articles to his credit. He is Director of the WCU Nano Research Center and Vice President of International Relations at Yeungnam University.

For several years he has promoted publication of a bilingual textbook on Technical Writing and believed that it would be helpful to students in Mechanical Engineering and several other majors.