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"I Think When I Speak, I Don't Sound Like That": The Influence of Social Positioning on Rhetorical Skill Development in Science
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Falconer, Heather M. – Written Communication, 2019
Negotiating membership within a disciplinary community is as much an exercise in rhetorical facility as it is content expertise. Where individuals reside in the hierarchy of membership is determined by not only what they talk and write about, but how. Yet, there are many factors that can impact newcomers' acculturation into a disciplinary…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Self Concept, Low Income, STEM Education
Selections from the ABC 2019 Annual Conference, Detroit, Michigan: High Horsepower "My Favorite Assignment" Sessions in the Motor City
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Whalen, D. Joel – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2020
Readers can explore 13 teaching innovations presented at the 2019 Association for Business Communication annual international conference in Detroit, Michigan. These assignments are designed to add fuel to oral and written persuasion, including the practical use of rhetorical tools. Ideas to advance learners' professional development are presented.…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Assignments, Teaching Methods, Business Communication
Social Media in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
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IGI Global, 2018
In the digital age, numerous technological tools are available to enhance educational practices. When used effectively, student engagement and mobile learning are significantly increased. "Social Media in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice" contains a compendium of the latest academic material on the usage, strategies, and…
Descriptors: Social Media, Educational Practices, Technology Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning)
Identification of Unexpressed Premises and Argumentation Schemes by Students in Secondary School.
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van Eemeren, Frans H.; And Others – Argumentation and Advocacy, 1995
Reports on exploratory empirical investigations on the performances of Dutch secondary education students in identifying unexpressed premises and argumentation schemes. Finds that, in the absence of any disambiguating contextual information, unexpressed major premises and non-syllogistic premises are more often correctly identified that…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Foreign Countries, Logic, Persuasive Discourse
Re-introducing the Trivium as a Model for Teaching in the Humanities.
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Siebach, James L. – Interdisciplinary Humanities, 1998
Argues that the Trivium, a model for a basic education from classical times, is useful in providing students with a humanities education because students within this model learn skills in rhetoric, grammar, and logic. Defines a humanities education, describes the Trivium model in detail, and applies the Trivium to contemporary education. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Humanities Instruction
Writing the Ties that Bind: Service-Learning in the Writing Classroom.
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Cooper, David D.; Julier, Laura – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 1995
The Service Learning Writing Project at Michigan State University links service-learning and writing instruction. Students read and discuss American literary and historical texts, write academic analyses of ideas, and practice peer editing and revision in small workshops, while working in service placements in community and nonprofit…
Descriptors: Assignments, Citizen Role, Citizenship Responsibility, College Instruction