Discourse Community Research Paper
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Discourse communities are groups of people with a unique point of view. There are many discourse communities around your everyday life. These communities are part of the entire human environment. Many discourse communities are distinctly large due to all the societies wanting the same things. My discourse communities are mostly Facebook. Facebook is a discourse community; this community uses a variety of social media to keep people informed about what is going on a daily basis. An individual may write a “post” so that the community can see it or they can post it in another individuals’ “wall”. A wall is a biography of a company or an individual; you may obtain information about this company or individual by simply reading their “wall”. If …show more content…
There is also a unique message called status updates which is simply creating a message for all your friends or even the whole world to see, which most of the times is how one feels. There is also a messenger system that sends messages with a quicker pace than waiting for the message to be sent, read, and replied to. There is also an event invitation that sends a message asking for a fellow member to attend, and with the event it has a feature that responds with either Yes/No/Maybe as a reply. The event feature allows for a chain of invitations to a group, or to all members instead of sending a message one by one to every member. The method of messaging on Facebook follows the standards of texting using jargon such as lol (laughing out loud), stfu (shut the fuck up), brb (be right back), omw (on my way), and several other. These languages are used for quick warnings, quick responses, as well as efficient communication, being that all that use this form of communication seem more at ease and can read it quicker, which is important when there is no pause in a constant battle with few or many
In this essay, the author
- Explains that discourse communities are groups of people with a unique point of view. they are part of the entire human environment.
- Explains facebook is a discourse community, which uses various social media to keep people informed about what is going on around them.
- Explains that facebook's members range from 8 to 114 years old, and that the "stalker" is a shunned member of the discourse community, which leads to many dangers.
- Explains that discourse communities are groups of people with a unique point of view. they are part of the entire human environment.
- Explains facebook is a discourse community, which uses various social media to keep people informed about what is going on around them.
- Explains that facebook's members range from 8 to 114 years old, and that the "stalker" is a shunned member of the discourse community, which leads to many dangers.
- Explains the purpose of facebook for members of the community to send each other messages and comments to keep in contact, but also sadly to have a public display of their argument.
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- Explains that discourse communities are groups of people who have language, life patterns, culture, and communication in common with each other.
- Explains that facebook is a great place to communicate in many ways with other people.
- Explains that facebook has become a gateway bridge to another social networking site called instagram.
- Explains that discourse communities are groups of people who have language, life patterns, culture, and communication in common with each other.
- Explains that facebook is a great place to communicate in many ways with other people.
- Explains that facebook has become a gateway bridge to another social networking site called instagram.
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- Analyzes the effects of power and authority in a discourse community.
- Opines that when members have someone in authority who they can look up to, it can be a catalyst for growth within the community.
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- Analyzes the effects of power and authority in a discourse community.
- Opines that when members have someone in authority who they can look up to, it can be a catalyst for growth within the community.
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- Analyzes how the overall definition of a discourse community affects individuals who don't realize they are part of the community.
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- Explains that the brief must be in black ink on light, opaque and unglazed paper. the cover must comply with the following rules: the case number centered at the top of the page, the court name, and the title.
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- Explains that the brief must be in black ink on light, opaque and unglazed paper. the cover must comply with the following rules: the case number centered at the top of the page, the court name, and the title.
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- Explains that children's first daycare is a discourse community according to swale’s six characteristics.
- Explains that children's firsts' philosophy is to "provide quality care and education for young children." about 33% are "new-comers" right now.
- Explains that the workforce at children's first meets all characteristics of a discourse community. they interviewed an employee with one-year experience along with our director of fifteen years' experience.
- Explains that children's first daycare is a discourse community according to swale’s six characteristics.
- Explains that children's firsts' philosophy is to "provide quality care and education for young children." about 33% are "new-comers" right now.
- Explains that the workforce at children's first meets all characteristics of a discourse community. they interviewed an employee with one-year experience along with our director of fifteen years' experience.
- Explains that children's first has a variety of specific words that not everyone outside it would understand. they use acronyms like dap, tnelds, and iters.
- Explains that suzanne and wayne are the owners of the daycare, followed by mrs. beth, our director, older staff, and the newest members. this teamwork of all levels of experienced members plays a large role in the success of our day care.
- Explains that children's first daycare meets all six of swales characteristics. they communicate and work together to achieve their main goal of putting children first.
- States that a discourse community can be hard to define. swales defines genre as different types of communication.
- Explains that children's first meets all of swale’s characteristics, starting with our core goal, which meets the first characteristic. effective communication is essential for the success of the community.
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- Explains how they analyzed the student body at lcs and compared their personal opinions to the characteristics of the community.
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- Explains that the lcs student body is a discourse community, defined by john swales as having six specific characteristics.
- Explains how they analyzed the student body at lcs and compared their personal opinions to the characteristics of the community.
- Analyzes how attending lcs and actively participating in many classes helped students obtain the best college available to them, while at other schools, there are many who don't care for learning or what education they could receive later.
- Analyzes the communication among the students at lcs. the small scale of the school and class size also helps for one person to meet everyone around them.
- Explains that there are many different kinds of "experts" that focus in on a different activity or subject around the school.
- Opines that the lincoln charter student body represents a prominent discourse community in their life and heavily shows the characteristics described by john swales.
- Explains that lcs provides many opportunities for students to actively participate as a part of the whole student body.
1572 wordsRead More - Discourse Communities Essayexplanatory essayA general definition of a discourse community is the different groups of people one socializes with, either voluntarily or obligatory. I believe that membership in a discourse community holds more value than any ordinary friend group. A “discourse community” is a group of people who share knowledge of a particular topic, similar backgrounds and experiences, values, and common ways of communicating. Gee defines discourse communities as a “form of life which integrates words, acts, values, beliefs, attitudes, and social identities as well as gestures, glances, body positions, and clothing” (Downs 484). According to Swales, there are six characteristics that mak...
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- Explains that pike has one of the most difficult and complex processes of accepting newcomers, a pledgeship.
- Explains that pike has four names assigned to members that classify their progress as a member: pledge, ji, active member and inactive member.
- Explains that pike uses various forms of communication to converse with its members, other discourse communities, and the world.
- Explains that pike has one of the most difficult and complex processes of accepting newcomers, a pledgeship.
- Explains that pike has four names assigned to members that classify their progress as a member: pledge, ji, active member and inactive member.
- Explains that pike uses various forms of communication to converse with its members, other discourse communities, and the world.
- Explains that communication is the foundation of any society. the pi kappa alpha fraternity has 207 chapters, 10 colonies, and over 240,000 members.
- Explains that pike has a lexis of secret phrases made up of various combinations of the greek alphabet.
- Explains downs, doug, "literacy, discourse, and linguistics." writing about writing: a college reader. by elizabeth a. wardle.
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1438 wordsRead More - Discourse Communityexplanatory essay“A discourse community has a broadly agreed set of common public goals, has mechanisms of intercommunication among its members, uses its participatory
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- Explains that the discourse community of theatre is unique in the way that it is so complex and there are many different parts that ultimately come together to create a dynamic whole.
- Explains that a discourse community has common public goals, mechanisms of intercommunication among its members, participatory mechanisms to provide information and feedback, genres in communicative furtherance of its aims, acquired specific lexis, and threshold level of members with relevant content and discoursal expertise.
- Explains that better understanding of a discourse community enables one to analyze one and understand the group. the core objective is to further appreciate and study the "expressive choices"
- Explains that the discourse community of theatre is unique in the way that it is so complex and there are many different parts that ultimately come together to create a dynamic whole.
- Explains that a discourse community has common public goals, mechanisms of intercommunication among its members, participatory mechanisms to provide information and feedback, genres in communicative furtherance of its aims, acquired specific lexis, and threshold level of members with relevant content and discoursal expertise.
- Explains that better understanding of a discourse community enables one to analyze one and understand the group. the core objective is to further appreciate and study the "expressive choices"
- Explains how geisler and penrose define paternalism in their article "reading and writing without authority". they describe the one doing the interfering as the "paternalist" and who breaks the moral rules of independency.
- Explains that in theatre, paternalism is the objective of the actors, playwrights, director, costume designers, and stagehands.
- Explains that communication is essential because actors have ultimate control over what the audience sees, but they are not the only ones who have the responsibility of influencing and manipulating.
- Explains that musical theatre and productions would not exist without communication. there are so many essential pieces that need work together in order for one line or person or scene to be something great.
- Opines that a production cannot happen without the communication of each person, knowing their job and contributing to the whole.
- Explains that jonathan burrow and i discussed the relationships that are upheld both on and off stage.
- Explains how jonathan and helen freshwater discussed the role the audience plays in theatre.
- Opines that clothes and costumes are an entirely different aspect of communication that are, as, or more effective than spoken lines.
- Explains that the discourse community of theatre is complex and features countless forms of communication that are necessary for each and every aspect.
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- Explains that mahragan alkeraza was from 1st grade to high school, but each group had different curriculums. each church had a different shirt color to wear on completion days.
- Describes how their group met twice a week on tuesday and thursday from 6pm to 9pm. they learned coptic, memorization, hymns, and practiced sports with their coach.
- Describes how they played volleyball and soccer and helped each other improve as a team. their favorite day was the soccer competition, which was intense and exciting.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that each sport has its own discourse community. they explain that endurocross is a challenging sport that requires hard work, patience, and determination.
- Explains that each endurocross rider has different goals but the main goal they all share is to be a great ride. riders (or the general person) set similar goals and strive to reach them.
- Explains that endurocross riders gain valuable information from their family, who cheers them on and watches them succeed in the sport they love.
- Explains that each sport has its own discourse community. they explain that endurocross is a challenging sport that requires hard work, patience, and determination.
- Explains that each endurocross rider has different goals but the main goal they all share is to be a great ride. riders (or the general person) set similar goals and strive to reach them.
- Explains that endurocross riders gain valuable information from their family, who cheers them on and watches them succeed in the sport they love.
- Explains that there are many different genres of endurocross, including jumps, crashes, and passing the last person in front of you and getting that 1st place trophy. the most exciting things happen toward the end of the race.
- Explains that in endocross the rules are pretty much endless because there are so many different types of machines.
- Explains that they have been involved in the discourse community off and on all of their life. endurocross is the easiest for them to write about.
- Explains that discourse communities can be found in every shape, form, and fashion all over the world. some communities are exciting while others are mild.
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- Explains what a discourse community is and the six characteristics that define and identify it.
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- Explains that the corporate entrepreneurship course met the six characteristics to be defined as a discourse community.
- Explains what a discourse community is and the six characteristics that define and identify it.
- Explains that there are one or more genres that enable intercommunication amongst the members of the group.
- Explains that the corporate entrepreneurship course met the six characteristics to be defined as a discourse community.
- Explains that professor diaz discourages students from using the website "blackboard" as a method for communicating and would prefer meetings conducted in person. he encourages discussions during class time to allow students to get an "feel" for what one another is thinking.
- Analyzes how mr. diaz facilitates the interpretation of information and "feel" for what the students are trying to say, allowing students to provide feedback on whether or not they are understanding the material.
- Analyzes how mr. corrasco feels he is learning real-world situations rather than just being "fed information." he encourages students to ask questions relating to their personal goals in business through his powerpoints.
- Describes the specific lexis mentioned by mr. corrasco, which must be understood in order to understand the context in which they are used frequently.
- Explains that they are part of one or many discourse communities that we interact with daily whether it is leisure, in an academic setting, or at a workplace.
- Explains that a discourse community consists of people whose members share the same goals and use mechanisms to communicate with each other through an acquired, specific lexis.
- Explains how porter defines intertextuality as the idea that all texts contain traces of other texts and that there can be no text that doesn't draw on some ideas from others. porter differentiates between iterability and presupposition.
- Opines that although most individuals dream of owning their own business someday, most agree that they must overcome financial difficulties due to inexperience and lack of education that will significantly hinder the success of any business.
- Analyzes how porter explains how texts contain traces of other texts and limits the originality found within the information. corporate entrepreneurship draws ideas from prerequisite business courses such as management, finance, and economics.
1030 wordsRead More - Discourse Community Essayexplanatory essayMillions… millions of discourse communities exist all around us each and every day. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Tumblr, and Group Me are just a few of the many examples of the functional discourse communities that our world consists of today. A discourse community is a group of people who share a set of discourses that are agreed upon as basic values and expectations and use communication to achieve set goals. There are six requirements to have a true discourse community. They must include: a community of people who share the same goals, regular communication, steady feedback and advice from one another, at least one means of communication that will assist in achieving an aspired goal, a lexis which is a
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- Explains that millions of discourse communities exist around us every day. a discourse community is a group of people who share basic values and expectations and use communication to achieve set goals.
- Explains that the boy scouts of america is a notable discourse community that has been in operation for over one hundred years.
- Explains the mission of the boy scouts of america to dedicate their service to others by helping to implement its core values into the younger generation.
- Explains that millions of discourse communities exist around us every day. a discourse community is a group of people who share basic values and expectations and use communication to achieve set goals.
- Explains that the boy scouts of america is a notable discourse community that has been in operation for over one hundred years.
- Explains the mission of the boy scouts of america to dedicate their service to others by helping to implement its core values into the younger generation.
- Explains that the best summary of the boy scout law is a quote by john wayne in which he commemorates the law in this way.
- Explains that a scout should measure himself against these ideals and continually try to improve.
- Explains that communication has always been a harped upon topic for the boy scouts especially within the troops. good communication skills are vital on many levels as the scouts are regularly involved in boards of review and scoutmaster conferences.
- Explains that a boy scout troop is comprised of many subcategories. the scoutmaster is the leader of the entire troop, followed by the senior patrol leader.
- Explains that in the boy scouts, positions and events are abbreviated in their conversations, such as plc for patrol leaders conference, jasm for junior assistant scoutmaster, bor for board of review, and ocp for oatmeal cream pie.
- Explains that eagle scouts are among the most respected and admired scouts to ever exist. their stories will entertain for a lifetime.
- Recounts how jim kellum and another man were deployed to the russian tundra to guard a downed bomber. they had to fire warning shots into the darkness to keep them away.
- Describes how they attended a trip with ole 97 to the historic shiloh national military park to hike twenty miles throughout the park. they used their leadership skills to delegate to younger scouts the preparations for creating an organized camp.
- Explains that the boy scouts of america is an honor society that includes elite scouts who emphasize service and selflessness within their communities. becoming a quality leader with exceptional traits is their ultimate goal.
- Opines that working on your own towards a goal isn't always as rewarding as working with peers within the discourse community. comradery in the midst of scouting is common.
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- Opines that social media represents a massive shift on the landscape of information processing. it has made three important changes to the way humans handle information.
- Explains that social media is defined as a form of communication (a medium over which information can be transferred).
- Explains that social media has revolutionized the way humans share and create information on an interpersonal level. facebook replaced the telephone, internet forums, and even e-mail as the new information medium of choice for casual/non-professional information exchange
- Explains that linkedin provides an easy way to find and connect with people on the professional side of their social life. facebook fails at connecting work colleagues while linkedin succeeds at it.
- Analyzes how facebook emerged as the architectural equivalent of a glass house. linkedin and asmallworld employ their own architecture to define their allegiances for their members.
- Explains facebook is too publicly open to transfer professional oriented information, while linkedin privacy standards are specifically designed for this type of information transfer. linkedin combines the public profile and search feature of social networking with the privacy of traditional e-mail.
- Explains that social media has unsettled the news reporting industry in recent years. the renowned osama bin laden twitter incident served as a wakeup call to industrial media.
- Analyzes how athar tweeted about a "window-shaking bang" and the power outages that followed as u.s. operatives killed the long fugitive leader of al-qaeda.
- Explains how the method of marketing and advertising products and services has been improved by social media.
- Argues that social media sites are a significant privacy loophole in today's society.
- Explains that information about an individual's place and date of birth can be exploited to predict his or her social security number.
- Argues that social media represents a new paradigm in information processing whose influence is several orders of magnitude greater than all of the shifts in information processing preceding it.
- Cites acquisti, alessandro, and ralph gross. predicting social security numbers from public data.
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