Reading in Professional Writing
by Dr. Teresa Henning
Developing good habits
Students should read carefully for main ideas and evidence while being on guard against bias and assumptions. They should read widely in all genres.
Visit the following links to read about different trends in the field:
- Trends in technical communication, see: http://technicalwriting.eu/new-trends-in-technical-writing/
- Trends in book publishing, see: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/getting-published/3-publishing-trends-writers-must-stay-on-top-of
- Trends in social media and writing, see: http://sproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-trends/
A tip for reading
A common technique that is of use to students in my discipline is that art of reading rhetorically or conducting a rhetorical analysis. Many writing textbooks describe this technique, but this link is of particular use:
https://tutorial.dasa.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2015/06/RhetoricalAnalysis.pdf
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