Elif Guler, Ph.D.

Rhetoric is a mode of altering reality, not by the direct application of energy to objects, but by the creation of discourse which changes reality through the mediation of thought and action.
~Lloyd Bitzer

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Elif Guler, Ph.D.

I am an Associate Professor of Professional Writing and the coordinator of the Professional Writing Concentration/Minor at Longwood University, where I teach courses and conduct research in the following areas:

business, technical, and professional writing
cross-cultural, non-Western, global rhetorics
discursive construction of identity
foundations of argumentation and persuasion
Turkish studies/Turkish rhetorical tradition
women’s studies/feminist rhetoric

I also offer workshops and professional development services focused on the following:

effective written communication in the workplace
integrating intercultural perspectives/pedagogies or

career development into the college curriculum

Contact:
Dr. Elif Guler
Department of English & Modern Languages
Longwood University
Farmville, VA 23909
E-mail: gulere[at]longwood[dot]edu

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Elif Guler, Ph.D.