Scholars and practitioners of business and professional communication have long recognized that relying only on textbooks cannot adequately prepare students to recognize and competently address the discourse demands of the workplace (Bhatia, 2008; Bremner, 2008). These deficiencies occur across disciplines, and the author of our lead article argues that there is a need for more effective research at authentic sites of professional discourse. In particular, the study reported here makes a unique contribution to business and professional communication pedagogy by showing how discourse maps, in conjunction with genre and discourse analysis, can be used to provide an authentic professional experience, in this case the negotiation of a contract.

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使用真实的材料来推动教学法：话语地图的示例

长期以来，商务和专业交流的学者和实践者已经认识到，仅依靠教科书无法使学生充分准备去认识并胜任工作场所的话语要求（Bhatia，2008； Bremner，2008）。这些缺陷在各个学科中都存在，我们的主要文章的作者认为，需要在真实的专业话语场所进行更有效的研究。尤其是，此处报告的研究通过展示话语地图与体裁和话语分析相结合如何可用于提供真实的专业经验（在这种情况下为合同谈判），对商业和专业沟通教育做出了独特的贡献。