Organizing and Analyzing DataDiscourse community

ethnography

Which characteristics have scholars focused

on? Swales

Expertise, lexis Mirabelli

Genre, expertise Wardle

Genre, participation, intercommunication Student paper

Expertise, genres, lexis, intercommunication

Which characteristics will you focus on?

Color code for: Goals Intercommunication Participation Lexis Genres Expertise

(step 2 on assignment sheet)

Which characteristics will you focus on?

Trade data with a partner. Discuss: which of the six characteristics stand out to you as most interesting in your partner’s data? Why?

Write: which of the six characteristics stand out to you as most interesting in your own data? Why?

What are the scholars’ arguments?

SwalesDefining discourse communities

MirabelliMultiliteracies, defying stereotypes

WardleEnculturation, identity, authority, modes of belonging

Let’s make an argument Trade data with a partner. Look for:

Conflicts Participants with difficulties Authority Stereotypes Multiliteracies Identity Modes of belonging Etc.

Let’s make an argument…again!

Write: what aspect of your partner’s data seems most interesting to you?

Discuss with your partner.

Let’s make an argument…again!

Write a tentative thesis statement.

Share with the class.