- This topic has 4 voices and 2 replies.
-
Posts
-
My professor said about this paper assignment to “remember who your audience is”. I'm fairly certain she means that she is the audience. In this case, I imagine I have to write in a way to show her I know the material, IOW don't be oversimplistic and, in this particular case, there's probably no need to define/translate any Greek words I use as long as I show I understand their meaning by using them correctly. What about for other audiences? What if it was for peers or for laymen? First of all, DO you "adjust" your writing and how do you adjust it when approaching these differences? What are you thinking about as the goal of your writing when you consider your target audience.
I would bet what she is talking about is assuming that she knows some things about the subject you are writing about. For example, if I were writing a paper for a military history journal I could probably assume that my audience knows what a phalanx is and I therefore don't have to explain it in great detail.
My professor said about this paper assignment to "remember who your audience is".
Uh-oh! You are rekindling old fires! ;D
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
