Annotation of: Annotation of: “Discourse Communities: How Do Communities Shape Writing?”
- Discourses are groups of members who have a shared view(s) of being in the world.
- Discourse Communities: When a group of people share common goals or purposes
- Six different distinct characteristics – John Wales.
- What members must recognize and have in common – James Gee
- How do people read and react to other people – Ann Johns
- Communities of practice
- ‘Enculturated’ – Elizabeth Wardle
- Activity Systems
- Multiliteracies – Tony Mirabelli
Annotation of: “The Concept of Community Discourse”
- Framing the Reading – John Swales
- Discourse Community vs. Speech Community
- Six distinct characteristics:
- A common set of goals
- Mechanisms for intercommunication among members
- Provide information and feedback
- Genres (Very Complex)
- Specific Lexis (level of language)
- Discourse communities have a threshold of members that have relevant content and expertise.
- Remaining Issues – Herzerg’s ‘Cluster of Ideas’
- Whorfian Hypothesis – each language posses a structure which influences how it’s viewers view the world
- Academic Classes
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