Comments on: The Role of Cultural Critique in the TC Classroom http://courses.johnmjones.org/ENGL605/2012/11/11/the-role-of-cultural-critique-in-the-tc-classroom/ ENGL 605, WVU, Fall 2012 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 02:44:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Rachel http://courses.johnmjones.org/ENGL605/2012/11/11/the-role-of-cultural-critique-in-the-tc-classroom/#comment-4365 Rachel Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:26:18 +0000 http://courses.johnmjones.org/ENGL605/?p=1046#comment-4365 *CORRECTION: "...we should always be looking for ways that our workplaces <em>and ourselves</em> can be questioned, changed, improved, etc." *CORRECTION: “…we should always be looking for ways that our workplaces and ourselves can be questioned, changed, improved, etc.”

]]> By: Rachel http://courses.johnmjones.org/ENGL605/2012/11/11/the-role-of-cultural-critique-in-the-tc-classroom/#comment-4364 Rachel Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:25:10 +0000 http://courses.johnmjones.org/ENGL605/?p=1046#comment-4364 "In other words, if we teach students how to write well in the workplace, they may no longer have the motivation to question and change workplace practices." Ashleigh, this point you make is one of the first thoughts I've come across that has had me truly understanding how the concept of "teaching to the industry" could be limiting or disadvantageous. We want our technical and professional communication students to be as well prepared for any workplace situation they might encounter, which requires some teaching to the industry, to be sure. But we don't want them to settle or become passive or to rest on their laurels—as professional communicators, we should always be looking for ways that our workplaces can be questioned, changed, improved, etc. “In other words, if we teach students how to write well in the workplace, they may no longer have the motivation to question and change workplace practices.”

Ashleigh, this point you make is one of the first thoughts I’ve come across that has had me truly understanding how the concept of “teaching to the industry” could be limiting or disadvantageous. We want our technical and professional communication students to be as well prepared for any workplace situation they might encounter, which requires some teaching to the industry, to be sure. But we don’t want them to settle or become passive or to rest on their laurels—as professional communicators, we should always be looking for ways that our workplaces can be questioned, changed, improved, etc.

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