1. A discourse community has broadly
agreed set of common public goals.
For the class
of English 3029, I think we could all agree that we do have common goals. The
majority of the class are English majors, we want to pass the class, we are in
the class to learn how to properly write a research paper.
2. A discourse community has mechanisms
of intercommunication among its members.
Yes, we listen
to our professors lectures and we collaborate within our groups. We use blogs
and email to communicate with our teacher and classmates. This class is also
teaching us a new set of terms that someone from outside of our community may
not understand.
3. A discourse community uses its participatory mechanisms primarily to provide information and feedback.
3. A discourse community uses its participatory mechanisms primarily to provide information and feedback.
Yes, the main source where we receive
feedback from our teacher is via email. The professor expects us to do our blog
spots and she replies with feedback via email. The syllabus also provides us
with information on what is expected of us and what kind of feedback to expect.
4. A discourse community utilizes
and hence possesses one or more genres in the communicative furtherance of its
aims.
Yes, our discourse community does
utilize more than one genre to communicate with each other. We use our blogs,
email, and class discussion. The teacher also provided us with a syllabus,
which can be a form of communication, that tells us what is expected of us and
the schedule for the semester.
5. In addition to owning genres,
a discourse community has acquired some specific lexis.
Yes, our discourse community has our
very own lexis. Our professor taught us new terms that most of us have never heard
before. These terms will allow us to become better researchers and writers. We
also follow classroom etiquette. Such as, not speaking the way same we do to
our friends to our professor.
6. A discourse community has a
threshold level of members with a suitable degree of relevant content and
discoursal expertise.
Yes, our professor is the expert and it is unfair to say we are all on her level. She is way above our level but I do strongly believe she will provide us with the right information so we could reach closer to her level by the end of the semester. Given that none of the class has taken this class before, we are all on the same level.
Yes, our professor is the expert and it is unfair to say we are all on her level. She is way above our level but I do strongly believe she will provide us with the right information so we could reach closer to her level by the end of the semester. Given that none of the class has taken this class before, we are all on the same level.
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