The question would be: What should be classified as specialization writing? A few areas require one to be a specialized writer in order to write these types of pieces or articles. However, if you are an excellent researcher and are aware of the vocabulary that the various disciplines use, it should not be too difficult to write the basics for such a group. Having said that, though, and in many cases where there is no training, it would be all right for you to write these articles and documents at a very superficial level. This applies to all the writings meant for specialized purposes.
Some of the areas that could be covered under specialization writing are as follows:
1. Medical Writing
Medical requirements can vary from the very basics of anatomy, and medical care to the very intricate, in-depth discussions of the medical fraternity. This would include scientific and research-related discussion papers on drugs, disease, regulatory, and promotional articles. The in-depth discussion papers should most probably be left to the individuals who have had training in this area. Included in this particular specialization writing would be writing for the pharmaceutical industry as well. (1)
2. Technical Writing
The technical writer covers areas that are geared to technical aspects such as manuals, electronic equipment, and electrical or other products on the market. Many of these writers would have the ability to write explanatory (or instructional) documents on how parts of machine work. This means that the individual would have a very clear and systematic way of writing. Technical writing would also include scientific writing.
3. Journalistic Writing
One of the most common types of writing is journalistic writing. This could also be termed: News Writing Specialization. (2) It is placed here as one of the most common writing areas, because we deal with it on a daily basis – in newspapers, and even in listening to the audio on radio and television. This too requires a particular way of writing, and one can divide it into reviews, columns, features, and investigative writing. Each of these has a particular way in which to create the final product. For this purpose, training is most often the best way to learn. However, some individuals do have a natural ability to write up an article for a specific newspaper or magazine.
4. “Translator Writing”
Perhaps this could be seen as a non-existent word, but it is merely for the purpose of this short list. The translator is the person who would translate an existing work into another language. This means that the individual did not write the original work, and would therefore only concentrate on getting the original “contents, facts, style, presentation, intention and tone into the target language.”(3) The requirement for such an individual is to be fully competent in both languages.
Writing is part of the life of humans since the beginning of time. It does not matter what the method and means of writing were, it is and remains a vital means of communication.
References:
(1) https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/~swanson/papers/science-of-writing.pdf(2) http://mediaschool.indiana.edu/degrees/undergraduate/specializations/news-writing-specialization/(3) https://www.iolante.com/en/a-career-in-translation/the-difference-between-writing-and-translating/
