Tag: discourse community
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Literacy and Discourse: Teacher Education Reimagined
To better serve their students, teachers must learn how to close the discourse and literacy gap that exists in and outside of the classroom.
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Literacy Unfolded by James Paul Gee
Discover what is literacy and its extension beyond basic reading, writing, and grammar comprehension explained by authors Paul Gee and Gina Cervetti.
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The Part Technology Plays in Education
In reflecting on both Luke’s and Gee’s articles, we gather insights on the impact technology and Discourses have on education.
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Literacy Redefined
A brief discussion on the ideas of “Discourse” and “Multiple Literacies” as presented by James Paul Gee and other authors.
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Discourses, Literacies, and how they ripple throughout our everyday lives.
Discourses are an important part of how we interact in our everyday lives. Furthermore we should consider these discourses in future academia.
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Different Discourses and Multiple Literacies
It’s interesting when you really stop to think about all the different meanings or views when it comes to literacy and how they’re connected.
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How Discourses Influence Reward and Punishment
How the existence of Discourse communities within the world of institutional education influences reward, punishment, success, and failure.
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Discourse Communities
The difference between primary and secondary discourse communities and differentiating between dominant and non-dominant discourse communities.
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Writing with Identity and Authority in Work Places
Learning to write in and for new situations and work places is complex in ways that go far beyond text and cognitive abilities
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What Is a Discourse Community ?
According to John Swales, a discourse community is a group that has a broadly agreed set of common public goals. This means that a group of people have come together to work towards something while also communicating in several different ways depending on the community. There is also specific intercommunication that occurs between members. Things…