Category: Topic 2: Discourse Communities
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Adressing Discourse Communities
Many of you never realized youre part of a discourse community. A discourse community is being a part of a group that includes 6
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Using Feedback On Your Writing
Providing positive feedback on students writing helps gain a sense of trust, accomplishment, and comfortability when needing to make changes.
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Discourse Identification
What constitutes a discourse community, and how can we characterize it? By providing us with a check list, Swale answers our question.
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Writing is not universal–so why do we act like it is?
Embracing the diversity and flexibility of discourse communities all around the world dismantles the notion of one-size-fits-all writing.
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The Impacts of Authority on Writing
Ann M. Penrose and Cheryl Geisler’s article reveals how authority influences writing and how this can be taken advantage of.
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Authority in Writing
Penrose and Geisler navigate the complexities of academic discourse and the role confidence plays within authority in writing.
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Embracing Authenticity
Unleashing the force of authentic expression, challenging norms, and discussing the importance of establishing authority in writing as an author.
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Decoding Discourse Communities
John Swales’ definition of a discourse community helps to clarify what exactly this can be, and what qualifies something to be one.