Abstract

The implementation of genre theory in the business communication classroom could lead to the cultivation of critical thinking skills in students. The lack of a common definition of critical thinking skills across academia and the workplace creates a difficult end goal to pursue; therefore, teachers should consider explicitly teaching to the outcome, or telos , of critical thinking through genre. This article examines a small corner of genre theory, identifies a genre theory framework for business communication, and discusses the implications of such a framework.

Journal
Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
Published
2017-12-01
DOI
10.1177/2329490617691967
CompPile
Search in CompPile ↗
Open Access
Closed
Topics
Export

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (4)

  1. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
  2. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  3. Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  4. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly

References (35) · 6 in this index

  1. American Management Association. (2012). AMA 2012 Critical Skills survey. Retrieved from http://www.amanet.or…
  2. 10.1108/02621711011046521
  3. 10.1111/teth.12318
  4. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
  5. Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Show all 35 →
  1. Cracking the genre of the resume
    GWR Journal
  2. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
  3. 10.1017/S1049096511002137
  4. 10.1177/1080569912442981
  5. Writing genres
  6. Writing spaces: Readings on writing
  7. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
  8. 10.1080/08832323.2011.627891
  9. Foundation for Critical Thinking. (n.d.). Defining critical thinking. Retrieved from http://www.criticalthink…
  10. Text genres and text types in business communication: Theoretical issues and pedagogical …
    Linguistic Insights
  11. 10.1017/CBO9780511489709.006
  12. Teaching critical thinking
  13. 10.1007/978-94-007-6940-3
  14. Teaching critical thinking: Practical wisdom
  15. 10.1007/s10551-014-2084-0
  16. 10.1177/002194368502200102
  17. 10.1177/2329490614534853
  18. 10.1080/00335638409383686
  19. 10.14393/LL63-v31n3a2015-5
  20. Moran A. (2014). Top 10 times miscommunication ended in disaster. Retrieved from http://www.careeraddict.com/…
  21. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
  22. Facilitating critical thinking in an introduction to business freshman course
    American Journal of Business Education
  23. 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2008.tb00995.x
  24. 10.1177/1080569912451117
  25. Teaching critical thinking: Using seminars for 21st century literacy
  26. 10.1177/1080569911426475
  27. 10.1017/CBO9781139524827
  28. Thompson F. Washington H. L. (2015). Critical thinking skills and teaching accounting: A comparative study. J…
  29. 10.1177/108056990306600205
  30. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly