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ERIC Number: EJ607876
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2816
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Aristotelian Rhetorical Theory as a Framework for Teaching Scientific and Technical Communication.
Newman, Sara
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, v29 n4 p325-34 1999
Describes an upper level rhetorical theory course for Scientific and Technical Communication majors (developed and taught by the author) that is grounded in Aristotle's "On Rhetoric" and in his understanding that effective communication is a systematic "tekhne"/art. Describes how the course uses Aristotle's work as a theoretical framework. (SR)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Theory, Speech Communication, Technical Writing, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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