IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Sep 2010

Improving Professional Writing for Lay Practitioners: A Rhetorical Approach

Deborah Dysart-Gale ; Krishna Pitula Concordia University ; Thiruvengadam Radhakrishnan Concordia University

Abstract

This tutorial presents a workshop aimed at developing persuasive writing skills among lay practitioners with limited literacy who are required to write reports for professionals in a social-service delivery context. Drawing on Ong's distinction between the communication patterns of oral and literate culture, the workshop was designed to utilize participants' existing oral communication patterns as the underpinning for developing rhetorical strategies appropriate for their professional audience. The workshop consisted of a four-phase process of iterative questioning: identifying audience, defining project goals, formulating feasible outcomes, and assembling relevant evidence and support.

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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
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2010-09-01
DOI
10.1109/tpc.2010.2052845
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rhetorical criticism writing pedagogy professional writing literacy studies
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