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Discourse Communities:

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Rebekah Grado

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Discourse Communities:

Audience & Purpose

(and Context)

DEFINE:

Now, list the attributes of a discourse community:

Discourse Community

AUDIENCE

OED

  • What is purpose?
  • What is audience?

n. Linguistics and Sociol. a group of people sharing a common and distinct mode of communication or discourse, esp. within a particular domain of intellectual or social activity.

Which of these is most important?

  • What is context?

CONTEXT

  • Do they (purpose/audience/ context) differ from discourse community ?
  • Do they impact the reading process?
  • Do they effect the writing process?

PURPOSE

Break into groups of 2-4. Go to Lecture II. in bb. Your group will be given a number. Your number corresponds with a source in the lecture folder. Use this source to answer the following and speculate to which Discourse Community each genre belongs:

*Remember, its not so much about the content as it is the context; rather than analyze for meaning/comprehension, read with an eye toward rhetorical devices & discourse conventions.

  • How does audience & purpose, and context change/impact the subject, if at all?

Now you are ready to begin/submit your Genre Analysis Matrix to the Week 3 Discussion Board.

  • Should you change your subject matter interest, style or delivery, based on audience?

A) What is the source's purpose (i.e. to inform/entertain/persuade)?

B)Who is this source for (i.e. who is the audience)?

C) Based on your findings for A & B, to which discourse community does your source belong?

What are the

benefits/drawbacks to this practice?

Are there any questions?

(in what way[s] is a DC different from an audience; think broad categories)

  • Beyond "passing," what is your purpose for research & writing in this class, and for whom are you writing?

Be prepared to present your findings to the class

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