Rhetorical Strategies Used by Information Technology Students
in In-Class Presentations

J 2023

Rhetorical Strategies Used by Information Technology Students in In-Class Presentations

ELLEDEROVÁ, Eva

Základní údaje

Originální název

Rhetorical Strategies Used by Information Technology Students in In-Class Presentations

Autoři

ELLEDEROVÁ, Eva

Vydání

IAFOR Journal of Education, Nagoya, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2023

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

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není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Klíčová slova anglicky

ethos; logos; information technology students; metadiscourse markers; pathos; persuasive presentations

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 20. 2. 2026 14:32, Mgr. Ing. Eva Ellederová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Rhetoric plays an important role in helping information technology (IT) professionals communicate their ideas clearly and effectively. By employing rhetorical devices when speaking about technology topics, IT professionals can present logical and convincing arguments, and demonstrate their knowledge and expertise while engaging the audience and making complex technical concepts more accessible for non-experts. This study attempts to understand how IT students construct and develop persuasive arguments by analysing their use of rhetorical strategies in a sample of persuasive presentations delivered in the course “English for IT”. Both corpus analysis and manual analysis were used to identify different types of rhetorical strategies students employed to influence their audiences’ attitudes. The results show that IT students not only created a logical appeal which might be more natural for them but also employed a wide range of rhetorical strategies and devices to establish disciplinary credibility and create a more personal connection with their audience, thus maintaining an appropriate balance of logos, ethos and pathos. The study further recommends systematic and careful rhetorical analysis of ESP (English for specific purposes) students’ spoken language across disciplines and the consequent adaption of learning materials and teaching methods to improve ESP students’ rhetoric skills.

Citovat

ELLEDEROVÁ, Eva. Rhetorical Strategies Used by Information Technology Students in In-Class Presentations. Online. IAFOR Journal of Education. Nagoya: The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2023, roč. 11, č. 1, s. 121-261. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.11.1.07.

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ELLEDEROVÁ, Eva. Rhetorical Strategies Used by Information Technology Students in In-Class Presentations. Online. \textit{IAFOR Journal of Education}. Nagoya: The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2023, roč.~11, č.~1, s.~121-261. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.11.1.07.

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