TECHNICAL WRITING is any kind of writing which falls under the field of science and engineering and

other various fields which deal with writing as a profession.

LITERARY WRITING TECHNICAL WRITING
Subject matter People, emotions Reports, research, letters, etc.
Content Imagination, fiction Facts, non-fiction
Approach Subjective, personal Objective, impersonal
Language Informal, colloquial, slang Formal, scientific, technical vocab
Content Unconventional, freedom of
expression
Conventional, conform to rules

*baliktad ata ung content ko, di ko sure. :P

CHARACTERISTICS OF TECHNICAL WRITING:
Deals with subjects associated with sciences.
Characterized by certain formal elements: scientific, technical vocabulary; use of graphic aids;
report forms.
Characterized by its attitude of impartiality and objectivity.
Aims to convey information as accurate and concise as possible.
Doesnt aim to arouse emotion.
WRITING TECHNIQUES (ito yung mga diniscuss namin)
Definition
Description of a process
Description of a mechanism
Classification
Partition
Interpretation
*alam ko isang topic lang yung classification and partition, pinaghiwalay ko lang to be sure.

VOICE: Active (although ginagamit din yung passive, mas ginagamit to. Explain ko later, alligator)
Short report
Action/assignment delegated to people
2
nd
person, imperative mood
Instructions/processes
Directions


REMINDERS:
Make the reader understand the report easily.
Read technical documents
Less is more.
Write as you speak.
Organize your message.
Place the most important ideas in the beginning of a sentence or paragraph. Inverted pyramid
ba kung news ang pag-uusapan.

Yung reports saka na. matagal pa un. Tsaka madali na un