RE: teaching technical writing to engineers

[eric -dot- dunn -at- ca -dot- transport -dot- bombardier -dot- com]

> Many moons ago when I attended Michigan Tech University, 
> we used a grammar
> book called "The Little, Brown Handbook." 

Assign a grammar book as course material and you're guaranteed to lose the 
interest of every student before they even attend the first class.

The course should be about writing about technical subjects. Under no 
circumstances should it be dealing with grammar as part of the curriculum. 
Grammar should certainly be CORRECTED, but it should not be taught.

Eric L. Dunn
Senior Technical Writer

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