07118: Communication:
Rhetoric and Reasoning L
Resources
 Textbooks/references
Further reading
Online resources
In addition to this Study guide, the textbooks
required for this subject are collections of material
from a number of sources especially assembled by the
teaching staff. They are:
- CR&R Readings
- CR&R Resource material
- Language notes
CR&R Readings
The CR&R Readings textbook is made up of
selections from a variety of critical and analytical
works dealing with aspects of communication,
argumentation, rhetoric and textual criticism. The
writers are all renowned experts in their fields, and the
ideas and concepts they present are major issues in
current thought and teaching about language and texts.
Each week you will have to read a selection of these
texts as part of the Core and Extension reading.
CR&R Resource material
The CR&R Resource material textbook
consists of a collection of articles and other items from
magazines, newspapers, journals and other sources. Some
of these are prescribed under the Discussion/research
topics for each class, while others will be chosen by you
or your tutor as texts for further discussion and
analysis in tutorials and cluster groups. The material
contained in the CR&R Resource material deals
mostly with current issues and debates, or the analysis
of communication techniques and trends of relevance to
the subject, and will give you the opportunity to apply
the concepts and ideas you will encounter in the CR&R
Readings and elsewhere.
Please Note
You should explore other texts in the CR&R
Resource material which may not be dealt with in the
fortnightly schedule in order to give breadth to your
understanding of the various topics, and enter them into
your journal and perhaps raise them with others via
COMMA.
Language notes
Language notes was developed by staff at the
University of South Australia to develop reading, writing
and spoken skills. Sections from this textbook are
prescribed at most stages during the semester as part of
the Skills reading.
There are a great many texts in the form of books and
journals related to the content of CR&R, which you
should consult in order to become more proficient and
knowledgeable in your writing and argumentation skills.
The most effective strategy for widening your reading
and research is first to look at the references and
reading lists provided in many of the required
fortnightly readings. Then follow up those items which
will provide more depth and breadth in topics in which
you are particularly interested or need more information.
Consult the library catalogue, the CD-ROM and online
databases, and discuss possible further reading with your
tutor and with the librarians.
Here are some titles that may help you to get started
in your wider reading and research:
Andrews, R (1992). Rebirth of rhetoric: essays in
language, culture and education. London: Routledge.
Andrews, R (1995). Teaching and learning argument.
London: Cassell.
Beisler, F, Scheers, H and Pinner, D (1987).
Communication skills. London: Pitman.
Burdess, S (1991). The handbook of student skills.
New York: Prentice Hall.
Coleman, E and Rowan, M (1993). Criticising texts:
an informal logic. Adelaide: University of South
Australia.
Davis, L and McKay, S (1996). Structures and
Strategies: and introduction to academic writing.
Australia: McMillan Education.
Fisher, A (1988). The logic of real arguments.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Fogelin, R (1978). Understanding arguments.
New York: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich.
Fromkin, V, Rodman, R Collins, P and Blair, D (1990).
An introduction to language. Sydney: Holt, Rinehart
and Winston.
Johnson, R and Blair, J (1983). Logical
self-defense. 2nd edition. Sydney: Harcourt Brace.
Mohan, T MacGregor, H and Strano, Z (1993). Communicating!
3rd edition. Sydney: Harcourt Brace.
Roberts, W and Turgeon, G (1992). About language.
2nd and 3rd edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Salmon, M (1989). Logic and Critical Thinking.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Taylor, G (1989). The student’s writing guide
for the arts and social sciences. Cambridge:
Cambridge UP.
Windschuttle, K and Windschuttle, E (1988). Writing,
researching, communicating. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Links to the following sites are provided in the
left-hand frame of this site:
You should also investigate other web sites on the
Internet to help you in your research. (Remember to
reference them properly whenever you use material from
web sites or other electronic sources; check how to do
this in the UniSA referencing leaflet.)
Here are some very informative and interesting sites
to get you started:
For assistance contact: paul.skrebels@unisa.edu.au
Copyright ©1997 University of South Australia
Prepared by the Flexible Learning Centre, University of
South Australia
Prepared: 28 January 1997
Revised: December 1997
URL: http://www.roma.unisa.edu.au/07118/rsrcs.htm
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