San Francisco State University Discourse Analysis

San Francisco State University (SF State) has a sixty four percent acceptance rate of a variety of applicants with a total of about 29,905 students, 43% male and 57% female. For a lot of those applicants it is their first time going to college, others may be transferring from elsewhere, or are going back after taking a break. Although it is true for some people, it is not true for everyone. There are major differences between community and state colleges, some being; the costs of classes, the amount of classes they take, the workload, transportation, social environment, more classes that are for certain majors, and so on. In his book, “Social Linguistics and Literacies”, Gee states that. “A Discourse is a sort of 'identity kit' which comes complete with the appropriate costume and instructions on how to act, talk, and often write, so as to take on a particular social role

The majority of students who attend SF State are more independent because they may live in dorms, have a job, have to financially support themselves, which affects their way of living by having to adapt to this new way of life. How do these students juggle all these responsibilities and still manage to graduate? In the two episodes of fieldwork and interview conducted, I found that there was a lot of diversity; people from different backgrounds, ages, genders, hobbies, family lives and situations, and so on. Those who attend SF state usually have a clear vision of the career field that they want to or at least an idea. In order for them to go to college, they need to have a source of income whether it be from their parents if they are lucky or from their own job that they may have. If they have a job, it is both good and important for them to