Biography
Dr. Ruth Derksen first joined the Faculty of Applied Science in 2004 after completing her PhD in the Philosophy of Language at the University of Sheffield, UK. Her academic activities have integrated socio-linguistics, rhetoric, discourse analysis and genre theory into professional communication curriculum. Courses are now embedded in various Applied Science departments. Currently, she is an advisor to graduate and post-graduate students in the Faculty of Applied Science.
Research Interests
Guiding graduate and undergraduate students in Applied Science with the language proficiencies, knowledge of rhetorical strategies and genre expectations of their profession; assisting students to succeed as professionals in both their scholarly writing and speaking; investigation of the gap between international students’ assumptions about success and an Applied Science professor’s measurement of that success.