John Swales
Select a group of people you believe meets ’ six defining characteristics and answer this question:
How does the group you chose exhibit the characteristics of a discourse community?
Present your conclusions in a document showing that you understand the six characteristics of discourse communities and know how to apply them to groups as defining criteria.
Understand how language practices mediate group activities and examine the discourses and texts of different communities.
Understand how language plays a role in discourse and community
Identify the relationship between language and identity
Acquire tools for successfully responding to varied discourse conventions and genres in different classes