Re-read “The Concept of Community Discourse,” which is both on Canvas and the home page of the class blog. When you’re done this time, answer these questions:
- Who is the writer of this article (like more than his name–what important, pertinent info can you found out about him online)? John Swales is an author who wants his audience to take a walk in his shoes. He was born in United Kingdom and that tells a lot about his view on discourse communities.
- Who do you think he imagined as his perfect audience of readers? Those interested in research and certain other groups of people in different communities.
- What do you think, in your own words, is the issue this article is trying to address? Swales walks us through the speech by emphasizing his 6 criterias. These help us to better understand his viewpoint that discourse communities are made up of the common goals.
- In your own words, what do you think that Swales imagined as the gap between what he had found out about discourse community versus what his readers already knew about the concept of discourse community? Swales imagined as the gap between what he had found out about discourse community versus what his readers already knew about the concept of discourse community is that the goals are public and not very personal.
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