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ABSTRACT
Technical and professional communication (TPC) frequently analyzes its own research. Although conferences like Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW) are scholarly forums, most work presented is not included in disciplinary analyses or reviews. To articulate a baseline, this article conducts a corpus-based content analysis of the titles and abstracts presented at ATTW or published in Technical Communication Quarterly (TCQ) between 1998 and 2018. The common and key words suggest topic areas and rhetorical features.
Acknowledgments
The author would like to thank ATTW, especially attendees of her 2017 presentation on this research and ATTW executive board member Laura Gonzales for her feedback. The author is also grateful for the collaborative efforts of Kishann Rai in constructing and refining her corpora. Special thanks to Elizabeth Fernandez, Christian Alfonso, Rob Kairuz, and Matt Gomes for their feedback and suggestions on drafts of this research.
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Heather Noel Turner
Dr. Heather Noel Turner is an Assistant Professor and Director of Internships in the Department of English at Santa Clara University (SCU). Her research interests include User Experience (UX), pedagogy, design methodologies, and rhetorical approaches for data visualization. At SCU, Dr. Turner serves as founder and director of the User-Experience (UX) Research and Writing Lab and serves as a member of the Digital Humanties Working Group Advisory Council.