Using the Dialogic Communication Model to Teach Students to Write a Report Introduction Tutorial

This paper presents the use of the dialogic communication model to teach students how to write a report introduction. In the case study presented, the students engaged in discussions and reflections regarding the contextual complexities in the writers´ and readers´ organizational environments, which helped them adapt their writing to their readers´ needs and thought processes. The thinking process that students go through in making their writing more reader centered using this model could be a useful springboard to help students adopt the thinking processes of professional engineers.