Learning Transfer or Transforming Learning?: Student Interns Reinventing Expert Writing Practices in the Workplace

Smart, Graham; Brown, Nicole

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“…Learning to communicate in a particular professional situation is part of the process of becoming a legitimate member of a particular community of practice. As Dias et al (1999) and Smart and Brown (2002) have observed, learning to become an accepted and functioning member of a particular workplace situation does not involve a simple transfer of knowledge and skills acquired in an academic setting directly to a professional setting. Smart and Brown (2002) note that a growing sense of a novice as a competent professional, that is, the development of the professional identity, contributes to the novice's ability to act as an expert and enhances his/her capacity to learn in the workplace.…”

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“…He observes that individuals become committed to the identities they develop through participation in genres of a particular community, and "in these ways genre shapes intentions, motives, expectations, attention, perception, affect, and interpretive frame" (p. 14). Lave and Wenger (1996) introduce the notion of a knowledgeably skilled identity, which, as Smart and Brown (2002) observe, is closely linked to a growing sense by novices of professional competence. Learning to communicate in a particular professional situation is part of the process of becoming a legitimate member of a particular community of practice.…”

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Key Concepts in Rhetorical Genre Studies: An Overview

Artemeva¹

2004

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The reconception of genre as social action proposed by Carolyn Miller in i984 provided a foundation for the development of a new discipline, Rhetorical Genre Studies (RGS). 1 Unlike the traditional approaches to genre that view genres as stable text types characterized by their textual regularities, RGS considers genres as "typified symbolic actions in response to stock sets of situation types. Such a notion of

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Section: The Notion Of Identity In Rhetorical Genre Studiesmentioning

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Section: The Notion Of Identity In Rhetorical Genre Studiesmentioning

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Key Concepts in Rhetorical Genre Studies: An Overview

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2004

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“…He introduces different ways of looking at knowledge transfer. One such way comes from Smart and Brown (2002), who look at transfer as the reapplication of old knowledge in a new situation. If students have learned to write a specific text, for example a business letter, in one situation, then they would only need to learn how the business letter is different in the new context, thus, the prior learning acts as a foundation to the new learning.…”

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“…This is in spite of the fact that they admit to having written similar academic genres, including formal presentations, summaries, reflections, essays and opinion papers, in their L1(s) ( It is the role of the teacher or instructor to help the students to see the connection between the source and target genre to aid in the transfer (Brent, 2011, p. 413 have solidified its foundation. The goal in the EAP class is to help the students use their prior knowledge as a base upon which to construct their new knowledge (Smart & Brown, 2002).…”

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The Role of Prior Genre Knowledge in the English for Academic Purposes Classroom: A Study of Students’ Perceptions

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“…In some cases, participants noted that they learned some rhetorical skills in places other than the classroom, and were able to utilize the when needed. Smart and Brown (2002) observed a group of interns and noted that they "transformed" prior knowledge rather than transferred it. They did have to learn new skills in their new contexts, but were able to use a wide variety of strategies to do so.…”

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Learning transfer from the business communication classroom to the workplace

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This dissertation is a longitudinal study, following business majors from a business communication class to their new workplaces to see if they are able to transfer learning from one context to the next. While many studies have analyzed possible instances of transfer, few studies have followed students from the classroom to the workplace, and very few have specifically worked with the population of business majors. This study analyzed participants' writing and reflective work using a case study qualitative methodology, informed by Grounded Theory, Legitimate Peripheral Participation, and Activity Theory. A significant finding of this study is that one of the participants was able to directly transfer some rhetorical skills and genre knowledge from the business communication classroom to his new workplace, and use it effectively. He showed that high road transfer can be achieved if the participant is highly motivated to do so. In some cases, participants showed a developmental trajectory of learning, where they practiced and developed these rhetorical strategies during the semester, and were then able to use them effectively later in their jobs/internships. Specifically, participants were able to develop audience awareness, specific genre knowledge, and professional writing styles even further in their new contexts. One of the key findings in this research study is the importance of three factors that may help promote an environment that is conducive to transfer of learning: knowledge of how a community of practice works, participants' self-identity, and gradual fuller participation within the community. However, participants who did not have access **A long term goal would be to eventually sell enough tickets to have the entire coliseum opened up for seating. Annualize Beauty & the Beast • In our surveys, a lot of people talked about how this was an event that they looked forward to, but it only occurs every three years • This event attracts gymnastics fans and wrestling fans • Historically, this event always draws a significantly larger crowd than usual

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Learning Transfer or Transforming Learning?: Student Interns Reinventing Expert Writing Practices in the Workplace

Cited by 15 publications

References 20 publications

Key Concepts in Rhetorical Genre Studies: An Overview

Key Concepts in Rhetorical Genre Studies: An Overview

The Role of Prior Genre Knowledge in the English for Academic Purposes Classroom: A Study of Students’ Perceptions

Learning transfer from the business communication classroom to the workplace

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