Beyond Grammar: Tracking Perceptions of Quality in Student E-mail

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Oct 2018

Beyond Grammar: Tracking Perceptions of Quality in Student E-mail

Brian D. Blackburne Sam Houston State University ; Carroll Ferguson Nardone Sam Houston State University

Abstract

This research explores a presumed link between today’s use of digital media and an ever-increasing lack of rhetorical awareness in students. Specifically, the study pilots a method for measuring rhetorical awareness through students’ e-mail transactions with faculty in technical writing service courses, questioning whether rhetorical awareness has decreased in the preceding 10 years. The findings indicate that students might be more rhetorically aware today than they were 10 years ago, but levels remain below expectations.

Journal: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published: 2018-10-01
DOI: 10.1177/0047281617730532
Open Access: Closed
Topics: digital rhetoric technical communication

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