What’s the BIG IDEA? A Student’s Guide to How “Academic Writing” becomes “Academic Discourse” By Dee Broughton You may think that the purpose of college is the education of students‚ and certainly‚ to some degree‚ that’s true. But your professors are not just teachers. They are academics who research and study in their chosen fields in order to contribute to the body of knowledge in that field. In short‚ your major field‚ such as ELT or chemistry or food science‚ exists in the university because
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several types of discourse communities‚ which have different goals‚ values‚ language‚ issues‚ effects and communication style. The discourse community that I identify myself with is the boarding family discourse community. This community may only be made up of a few members‚ yet the impact they have in their neighborhood is quite significant. They may not be related or even have known each other for more than five years‚ yet the bond and connection they have is so strong. My discourse community is composed
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traditions”(Newton D Baker). Through exploring the history‚ power structure‚ slang words‚ rushing process‚ membership obligation‚ the way Phi Gamma Delta members dress‚ and how students who are not in a fraternity see the members. We will see how this discourse community can seem bias to outsiders. Phi Gamma Delta was founded on May 1‚ 1848 by six men who graduated from Jefferson College in Pennsylvania. The Phi Gamma Delta Chapter‚ nicknamed Fiji or Phi Gam by the members‚ has a hundred and thirteen
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January 23‚ 2007 To: Teacher From: Student Subject: Analyzing a Discourse Community I am analyzing my bowling league for our homework assignment‚ in which we were required to identify specialized terms‚ proper topics‚ channels‚ and rules. Specialized terms During a bowling league there are many terms that a person that has never bowled might not understand such as getting tapped. What could sound a little vulgar really means that a bowler’s shot‚ or throw‚ was a good ball
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James McCray Aryn Bartley WR 122 April 27‚ 2015 Respect: Something Earned‚ on and off the Court Respect among basketball‚ football‚ baseball or players of any sport‚ is like nothing else. The common mutual respect is so different because one minute it could be there and the next minute it would be gone‚ and vice versa. Between coaches‚ players‚ and referees there is a lot of potential respect but a lot of potential disrespect as well. This respect isn’t earned quickly or easy at all. This
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Ostroh Academy National University Department of Romance and Germanic Languages Cultural Differences in Discourse Holovchenko I. ЗA-41 Ostroh‚ 2013 CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………3 1. Cultural Gestures………………………………………………………4-5 2. Address as a Sociolinguistic Marker in the Cultural Discourse……….6-9 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………10 List of the Literature…………………………………………………………….11 Appendix……………………………………………………………………
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they developed their literacy which is unique per person. The article Literacy‚ Discourse‚ and Linguistics by James Paul Gee goes through different theories he has on the correct and incorrect ways that language is used when communicating during different scenarios and why. The main cause of unique levels regarding literacy are the different Discourses a person may have. First and foremost are the primary Discourses which are basically what an individual is born into; this includes culture‚ parenting
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Ann M. Johns‚ a well-known linguist has studied the way communities communicate with each other and the specific ways they do so. In “Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice: Membership‚ Conflict‚ and Diversity”‚ Johns defines communities of practice as something that “refers to genres and lexis‚ but especially to many practices and values that hold communities together or separate them from one another” (500). Communities of practice are groups of people who use distinct language‚ objectives
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Complaining is an integral part of the Ju/’hoansi way of life—especially high among Ju/’hoansi elders since it elicits and ensures supportive behavior from younger people to care for their elders. Personally‚ I think that the Ju/’hoansi people do not follow patterns of caregiving familiar in North American society‚ and their management of care for the elderly differs significantly from ours. Within the Ju/’hoansi culture‚ a “stream of complaints” from elders towards caregivers is viewed as “custom
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People often become a part of the discourse community‚ knowingly or unknowingly in their life. There are a lot of scenarios and examples of us becoming the part of the discoursed community. Specific organizations‚ particularly- cultural‚ social‚ regional or profession oriented organizations have their specific norms‚ values and ideas and may differ from the individual knowledge and familiarity and hence these scenarios becomes a discourse community for that individual. For me‚ the logos‚ pathos and
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