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Swales defined discourse communities as "a group of people who link up in order to pursue objectives that are prior to those of a socialization and solidarity, even if these latter should consequently occur” (Swales, 220). This definition of a discourse community creates an expectation that a group must follow in order for it to be considered a discourse community. New members that are added to discourse communities also have an expectation that in order to become a full member, each individual…

What is a discourse community? What does it take to be a part of a discourse community? A discourse community describes the ways in which language use is defined by a certain community. Since there are many forms of communication, it is very imperative to understand how a discourse community communicate because the members basically have their own language and communication method. First you must obtain knowledge and have creditability in the particular field, topic, issue or area of interest…

join a discourse community. But we I was around the age of fifteen I joined the basketball team, and ever since then it became my discourse community. In this paper I’m going to explain how the team was a discourse community to me. And what roles we did to become a discourse community. Many people say basketball is all about winning games. But its more than that. I’ve learned many concepts in the game of basketball I’m going demonstrate what made my basketball team a discourse community. What…

Prepare Step 1: Prepare- Identify Problems to Address Mercy Grace Counseling Center has a numerous amount of teenage clients who suffers with anger issues. After speaking with several agencies in the area, the social worker noticed a lack of community support for teenage girls in anger management. The social worker is willing to find adequate resources that will help implement this program. She feels that the clients will support this change because this problem affects negatively families’…

Reflection Worksheet Introduction The Palmerston North Women’s Health Collective (PNWHC) has been part of the community since 1984 and providing the women of the Manawatu region with information and support on a wide range of health and well-being issues. The PNWHC offers free services such as pregnancy tests and cervical screening, and low cost services including counselling and natural therapies (The Palmerston North Women’s Health Collective [the PNWHC], 2014). The PNWHC was not my first…

(who) participate in the life of a community in order to improve conditions for others or to help shape the community’s future.” (Adler 2005) The purpose of civic engagement is building on and creating new ethics that can be important for future success. Future success in our younger generations is significant as well as the ethics they establish for themselves. Getting students to understand that they can help and hopefully get their voices across in their community is an important aspect to…

When working in a rural community, it is crucial for the social worker to be trusted and welcomed into the community. It is also important the social worker can separate work life from home life. Tonnies’s (1963) mentions an important concept to understand when working in a rural community. Tonnies defines “Gemeinschaft as that which focuses on influences of the local or regional community onto the family unit, and Geselleschaft, as that which places greater…

Monday, October 19, 2015 6:56 PM Before I read the articles about Swales . I had no clue at all about what a discourse community was, but the idea once was known, was quite simple . A discourse community according to Swales, has six illistrative characteristics . First of all, a discourse community must have a common set of public goals. The community must also have various methods of communication between their members. These methods are used to give feedback and information to its members.…

knew what a discourse community was on the exterior but I never really looked into the definition of a discourse community. After reading the articles and having in class discussions about discourse communities I have a better understanding of what they are and how they impact our daily lives. A discourse community is a group of people who share a set of discourse, understood as basic values and assumptions, and ways of communicating about those goals. For discourse community topic I was…

The community I chose to research was Chowhound, which is an online community for foodies. The foodie community subjects range from Bars and Restaurants (715,297 posts) to Not About Food (6,376 posts) and several more. The online community can post comments to any of the subjects they choose, adding in their advice, differences and chosen recipes. This site allows for this community to treat it somewhat like a social media site. People will even have some little disagreements within their…