Writing as Responsive, Situated Practice: The Case for Rhetoric in Canadian Writing Studies

Discourse and Writing/Rédactologie

Michael Lukas¹  Tim Personn¹ 

[1] University of Victoria;

关键词: rhetoric;    writing studies;   

DOI  :  doi.org/10.31468/cjsdwr.779

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This article responds to a widely held presumption that ineffective student writing in Canadian classrooms can be resolved through technical solutions on the model of the popular Grammarly app.In contrast, this article suggests that a solution to the problem of writing instruction should focus on how to teach argument through rhetoric as a responsive, situated practice that occurs within different dynamic discourse communities. The article makes this case by recommending a renewed emphasis on the rhetorical concept of kairos, which provides students with an ethical comportment for decision-making in a pluralistic and uncertain world. This article concludes with a call for revitalized interdisciplinary attention to rhetoric in Canadian writing studies and programs.

【 授权许可】

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