In “ Home and Away: The Tensions of community, literacy, and identity,” Bronwyn T. Williams writes to researchers and teachers so that they understand that various backgrounds cause students to learn distinctly. Specifically, the family background tends to affect this academic discourse. In order to achieve this aim, he uses three moves: referencing other work, comparing and contrasting, and proposing a policy.
To start, Bronwyn Williams proposes two policies that help students balance the academic discourse. The first approach encourages teachers to ask questions when it comes to English and to why the factors of academic rhetorics exist. Examples include the information, framework, and situations used in class. To sum it up, they help students understand the information and benefits of this discourse. The second approach …show more content…
For example, he recalls a student who differs from Williams’ father in terms of academic discourse (Williams 345). Since this pupil feels uncomfortable with how her classmates approach debates and evaluations, she takes academics personally. On the contrary, the author's father chose to leave home and blend into the life of an academic middle class citizen. As a result, the relationship between him and his family shattered. Without this example, Williams lacks the ability of putting his idea into perspective. However, within the first three pages of his work, Williams admits the discourses he has mastered to others he has experienced, but is dreadful at. For instance, growing up in a family of teachers and a middle class society allowed him to master the academic discourse (Williams 342). But, on the other hand, he abhors the field of fashion. Therefore, any discussion about it will make him feel salient (Williams 343). By providing these instances, the reader acknowledges the fact that discourses are a means of proving
To start, Bronwyn Williams proposes two policies that help students balance the academic discourse. The first approach encourages teachers to ask questions when it comes to English and to why the factors of academic rhetorics exist. Examples include the information, framework, and situations used in class. To sum it up, they help students understand the information and benefits of this discourse. The second approach …show more content…
For example, he recalls a student who differs from Williams’ father in terms of academic discourse (Williams 345). Since this pupil feels uncomfortable with how her classmates approach debates and evaluations, she takes academics personally. On the contrary, the author's father chose to leave home and blend into the life of an academic middle class citizen. As a result, the relationship between him and his family shattered. Without this example, Williams lacks the ability of putting his idea into perspective. However, within the first three pages of his work, Williams admits the discourses he has mastered to others he has experienced, but is dreadful at. For instance, growing up in a family of teachers and a middle class society allowed him to master the academic discourse (Williams 342). But, on the other hand, he abhors the field of fashion. Therefore, any discussion about it will make him feel salient (Williams 343). By providing these instances, the reader acknowledges the fact that discourses are a means of proving