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Project 2: Your Academic Discourse
In a minimum 4-page essay , you will use Gee’s idea of discourse communities to look at your major or a career of interest to you. You will use Gee’s concept of discourse communities to:
· Explain the most important values, actions, language, and belief systems of your career or major
· You should also explain WHY these things are valued
· Discuss other (or sub) discourse communities that it is connected to and how
· Explore a controversial issue in your career or major and how the controversy could be connected to different discourses
· Explain which parts of the discourse you see as needing to be acquired and which parts you see as needing to be learned and why
· Finally, end by discussing your own membership in this discourse
· Where do you see yourself in terms of having a full “identity kit” in this discourse?
· What do you still need to learn?
· What do you still need to acquire?
· What parts of the discourse do conflict with other discourses you belong to?
· What else has stood out to you in learning about this discourse?
In order to do this project successfully, you will need to do research about your discourse community. You will need to use at least three outside sources and you will be expected to quote/paraphrase from Gee and other authors we’ve read who discuss the idea community as well.
Requirements:
· Minimum 5 pages
· APA format and citation