In this video, the Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the the Department of English at Virginia Tech, James Dubinsky gives a lecture at Purdue University. His main focus for his lecture was "the power of language to work for good or bad, the power of context to understand people who are different from you (and me), and how that can can play a role in you doing your job as a teacher, as an administrator, as a citizen" (7:00). Throughout the video Dubinsky uses pathos to appeal to his audience and he discusses with them how he appeals to his classes. Many of his appeals involve the appeal pathos.
The culture, Professors of Writing and Rhetoric, views pathos as key role in aspects of daily life, and should be used in the classroom. It can be an important concept that helps students to learn, connect, and take greater interest in the the classroom. This video, which doesn't explicitly talk about pathos does go over pedagogy. Dubinsky mentions some of the methods he finds useful in relating his lessons to his class, and how he connects with his students. In one of his classes he takes them to a mural on campus, and tells them of a story between two boys in the army. The boys had been classmates at college, but then went on to join different sides of the war. They meet at the Battle of Shiloh where one boy is killed. The other boy, even though he is on the opposing side, buries his fallen classmate (11:33).
This tactic is used to draw sympathy, or empathy, from his audience, and as a result, connect with the point he is trying to make about understanding people different from yourself. As graduate student of Writing and Rhetoric, Rebecca Zanther says, “I think you have to use pathos in the classroom because you have to get students to care. If you can’t be emotionally invested in your own work, students won’t care either, the best work comes from when you’re emotionally invested.” Zantjer and Dubinksy see an importance in pathos in the classroom. Dubinskky uses pathos in the tale of the two soldiers hence, he effectively uses pathos to move his audience.
Dubinsky also mentions that he wants his students to feel valued (47:43), and one of his methods is through one-on-one conversations (49:48). Graduate student of Writing and Rhetoric, Lehua Ledbetter, says "I think pathos can be a great way of connecting with others as humans, I think emotion is one of the basic tools that we have to build and maintain relationships. Pathos is effective in almost every aspect of communication, and communication is one of the way that we connect with audiences." Ledbetter and Dubinsky feel it is useful in connecting with students, and understands that emotion is a good way to engage a person and build a connection with them. Dubinksy uses one-on-one conversations to connect with his audience, his students.
In the end the culture of Professors of Writing and Rhetoric and Professor Dubinsky both feel the power of pathos and the effect it can have in the classroom is a powerful tool. It is an effective tool in communicating with students/the audience, engaging them in the lesson, and build connections.
The culture, Professors of Writing and Rhetoric, views pathos as key role in aspects of daily life, and should be used in the classroom. It can be an important concept that helps students to learn, connect, and take greater interest in the the classroom. This video, which doesn't explicitly talk about pathos does go over pedagogy. Dubinsky mentions some of the methods he finds useful in relating his lessons to his class, and how he connects with his students. In one of his classes he takes them to a mural on campus, and tells them of a story between two boys in the army. The boys had been classmates at college, but then went on to join different sides of the war. They meet at the Battle of Shiloh where one boy is killed. The other boy, even though he is on the opposing side, buries his fallen classmate (11:33).
This tactic is used to draw sympathy, or empathy, from his audience, and as a result, connect with the point he is trying to make about understanding people different from yourself. As graduate student of Writing and Rhetoric, Rebecca Zanther says, “I think you have to use pathos in the classroom because you have to get students to care. If you can’t be emotionally invested in your own work, students won’t care either, the best work comes from when you’re emotionally invested.” Zantjer and Dubinksy see an importance in pathos in the classroom. Dubinskky uses pathos in the tale of the two soldiers hence, he effectively uses pathos to move his audience.
Dubinsky also mentions that he wants his students to feel valued (47:43), and one of his methods is through one-on-one conversations (49:48). Graduate student of Writing and Rhetoric, Lehua Ledbetter, says "I think pathos can be a great way of connecting with others as humans, I think emotion is one of the basic tools that we have to build and maintain relationships. Pathos is effective in almost every aspect of communication, and communication is one of the way that we connect with audiences." Ledbetter and Dubinsky feel it is useful in connecting with students, and understands that emotion is a good way to engage a person and build a connection with them. Dubinksy uses one-on-one conversations to connect with his audience, his students.
In the end the culture of Professors of Writing and Rhetoric and Professor Dubinsky both feel the power of pathos and the effect it can have in the classroom is a powerful tool. It is an effective tool in communicating with students/the audience, engaging them in the lesson, and build connections.