In this blog I will respond to the following readings: A discourse community is how groups of people achieve a common goal through intercommunication. Discourse communities are marked by 6 characteristics. As a member of a discourse community, you must know what the goals you are trying to achieve are. There is a specific language used in each discourse community and it is utilized to achieve these goals. Literacy is more than the ability to read and write. To find the definition, we first need to understand discourse. Discourse is defined as a socially accepted association among ways of using language, of thinking, and acting to belong to a social network. Discourse is used as a tool to fulfill a role that is recognizable to others. In order to become part of a discourse community, one has to form an "identity kit" to become a recognizable member. There are dominant discourse communities that you have to adapt to fit into. All people are born with a primary discourse. It goes beyond language and into identity. It is something that is acquired. Secondary discourses are learned. We become masters of discourses we acquire and we have more control over them. Learned discourses are easier to critique and judge. People are brought up in learning environments when they should be brought up in acquisition environments. Themes at play: -Family influence on identity -Flawed education system (language) -Adaptation -Behavior -Power Literacy is the control of secondary uses of language. Literacy is mastered through acquisition. You can not critique one discourse without another.
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