A discourse community is a group of people who share a set of discourses, understood as basic values and assumptions, and ways of communicating about those goals. Linguist John Swales defined discourse communities as “groups that have goals or purposes, and use communication to achieve these goals”. There are a very specific set of characteristics […]
What are discourse communities? In his essay The Concept of Discourse Community, John Swales describes them as groups that have goals or purposes, and use communication to achieve these goals. Swales also includes a set of six characteristics that assists the individual in being able to identify a discourse community. Those six characteristics include: common […]
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Get startedMechanical Engineering is a branch of science, engineering to be exact, which deals with problem solving, designing and manufacturing. Quantitative data analysis and data simulations are two most important and basic discourse convention used by mechanical engineers to communicate effectively within their community. This depicts the importance given of this field to quantitative process-based approach. […]
When it comes to marching band there are many styles like military, corps style, carnival style, scramble style, and many more. Among high school bands the most common style is the show band style, since they focus on providing entertainment to people at football games and competitions. Most high schools and universities have show bands […]
In a modern and technologically advanced era, individuals rely heavily on discourse communities to inform them of current trending issues. One discourse community that some 360 million people worldwide have come to partake in is Twitter. Through this app, users can interact with other users through tweeting about topics or issues. By allowing users to […]
Ferruccio Lamborghini was one of the wealthiest men in Italy in the 1950s. Born into a family of farmers, Ferruccio was more drawn towards farming machineries rather than farming itself. His engineering knowledge led him to create a tractor company, Lamborghini Trattori in 1948. As an automobile enthusiast, he owned a number of high end […]
There are several different communities all around the world. These communities all have certain values and all focus together on one particular thing, such as religion or common interests. The community of craft and DIY enthusiast is indeed very interesting. These individuals share the commonness of hoarding various arts and craft supplies, dont have to […]
