My Discourse Community: The Values Of A Discourse Community

To be part of a particular group, one must be credible, possess factual knowledge, and draw on the values of its member to be accepted into the group. I am sure everyone has his or her own group of friends; a group that shares the same common interest or communicates, and behaves the same way. A discourse community is a group of people who share a set of discourses, a particular interest, understand the basic values and assumptions, and the ways of communicating about those goals in their community. People who used specialist languages within their area of expertise include teachers, doctors, and scientists, and students who are involved in multiple groups of organization in school are some examples of discourse communities. I personally belong …show more content…
I am in a family of five including both my parents; I have two older siblings, one elder sister and one older brother. I am the youngest in my family, and I have two older siblings that are constantly looking after me. Therefore, I am like the “baby” in my family. They took care of me really well, and still treats me like a five-year-old sometimes. For example, when both my parents are busy at work, they will make sure that I have taken my meals, did all my homework, and stay home safely. Being the “baby” in the family gave me the power to be in control of many things, like making my family listen to me most of the time, and being the one who makes decision, such as where to go or where to have dinner. I really felt pampered by both my parents and siblings since young, because I always get what I want. When I was younger I remember that I will always win in a fight with my sister, because my mother will tell my sister to tolerate and compromise me since I was the youngest in the family. It will take me some time to realize my mistakes. Although I might look like spoiled child, I really know how much my siblings tolerated with me since young, and how my parents were always protecting me. I have always been and still am grateful towards my family for putting up with …show more content…
I always love dressing up when there is an outing with them because my friends will dress up as well, and it makes me feel like I am part of the group. At the same time, I do not mind wearing something simple and comfortable in front of them, such as a plain t-shirt and a pair of blue jeans. Besides that, I can say I am highly spontaneous when it comes to my friends for instance, I can show up anytime at their place when I feel like it or they can show up anytime at mine, and it is absolutely fine. Honestly, I feel like no one else besides my family actually understands me as much as they do. They really care about me in many ways, not only being a good listener or giving me advice but when it comes to health issues, they care for me equally. The reason why I say this is because I am someone who constantly suffers from gastric pain, and they will make sure I eat on time or make me eat more than I used to. They even have my gastric medicine in their bag just in case I need it. I ask for nothing else when I have a group of friends that care so much for