11/22/14 Discourse Community Essay Best Buddies Discourse community‚ a term given multiple definitions‚ has been most consistently defined as a group of people‚ who normally meet in a certain place‚ that have texts and practices in common. John Swales‚ the author of The Concept of Discourse Community‚ gives a list of six characteristics a group of individuals should uphold to be considered a discourse community. Even though a few of John Swales’ characteristics of a discourse community are shown in the
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Community Immersion Learning (Service) Community immersion is a version of service learning that is more integrated with a student’s passions and interests‚ is longer-term and is related to the on-going development of community and social justice issues. Whereas pulling debris from a river would be classified as community service‚ at EUACS an explicit educational component – such as studying the causes of river pollution and how to advocate for environmental policy reform – makes it community
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The Possible Positive Effects of Community Service As I walk to school‚ I see another wall with graffiti‚ trash on the streets‚ and a woman walking around with no sense about her. While Riverside County has some nice areas‚ there are also unkempt neighborhoods. I believe in Eggers points in Serve or Fail‚ about some of the possible positive effects of community service. Although he states many views about students stepping up and helping the community‚ I agree with three possible positive effects
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Because of the situations that I have encountered through my participation in community services‚ I can honestly bring myself to the conclusion that I am a better person than when I didn’t perform these activities. Community service is a great way for students to step outside of their comfort zones and reach out to the people that are less fortunate than I am. It has helped to break some of my bad habits‚ and it has also really helped me out spiritually. I now see that there is a purpose for everything
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1). What is community organizing? Community organizing is when communities are helped to identify common problem or goals‚ mobilize resources‚ and in other ways develop and implement strategies for reaching their goals they have collectively set. 2). What are the assumptions (identified by Ross) under which organizers work when bringing a community together to solve a problem? There are seven assumptions that were outline by Ross. 1) Communities of people can develop the capacity to deal with their
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Communities of Practice (CoP) & Communities of Interest (CoINs) Prepared By: Trung Phat Lam (LAM09310251) For: Villem Van Ree Date: 21 March 2011 Course Title: Diploma of Business [International Business] Course Code: BSB52004 Module Title: Analyse Consumer Behaviour for Specific International Markets Module Code: BSBINT502A Executive Summary * The report was created in order to learn about Communities of Practice and Communities of Interest and the differences between
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discourse community The concept of Discourse and discourse community is very important in English reading and writing. Discourses are group members’ shared “ways of being in the world” (Gee 484). According to the authors we studied‚ Porter‚ Gee‚ Swales‚ Johns and Porter‚ we willingly or unwillingly are part of many different discourse communities or Discourses. Almost everything we do in our everyday life requires involvement in some discourse community. Discourse or discourse community is a very
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Running head: SCOTTSDALE: COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS Scottsdale: Community Assessment and Analysis Jennifer Hensley Megan Kehrli Isha Maina Maribel Martinez Kelly Simpson Lisa Taylor Grand Canyon University: NRS-427v Community Health February 3‚ 2013 Scottsdale: Community Assessment and Analysis Scottsdale‚ Arizona was incorporated in 1951 and is the sixth largest city in Arizona (City of Scottsdale‚ 2013). Scottsdale is 184.2 square miles located in the picturesque
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Discourse Community Project 1. I am studying the outdoors discourse community. a. Majors relating to the outdoors include ecology‚ environmental studies‚ sustainable food production‚ climate science and geography. Related departments include: Biology‚ Environment and Society‚ Plants‚ Soils and Climate‚ Watershed Sciences and Wildland Resources. Some disciplines are ecophysiology (the interrelationship between the physical function of something and its surroundings) and behavioral ecology (the way
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present worldwide‚ consisting of various community organisations that are driven by the human desire to assist others without gaining personal benefits‚ and bring about social change (Hudson‚ 2009). Categorised into three aspects‚ the basis for such organisations include professional and industrial associations‚ member benefit groups‚ and charities. As the not-for-profit sector becomes increasingly influential with providing hope‚ advocacy and policy for communities‚ a majority of its successive strength
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