Technical Communication Quarterly Mar 1994

Rhetoric of the classroom: The exigencies of the technical writing class as topics for memos

Robert Inkster

Abstract

The instructor and students in a technical writing class constitute a complex organizational unit with an array of interests, needs, values, and agendas. The need to negotiate and define both shared and conflicting goals and assumptions presents a richly problematical rhetorical situation. In this context, we can use the old standard organizational genre, the memo, in ways that are both rhetorically and pedagogically rich, helping students to write themselves—and their instructors—into a more vital, satisfying, and effective learning environment.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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1994-03-01
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10.1080/10572259409364567
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modern rhetorical theory rhetorical criticism genre theory writing pedagogy technical communication
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