Monday, January 14, 2008
Discourse Community
I think I have a basic view on discourse communities. I feel that a discourse community does not have to be something so formal or distinct to bring people together. To me it is a place or situation in which people who have common/ shared goals, ideas, intentions, work, hobbies, etc. can go to discuss and share their interests. Some can even use a discourse community for things like finding friends or a job. I don't think that we have to qualify these communities by different group names or styles. For example: We'll say that there is a discourse community online for those in the comminucation department at BGSU. All of these people have at least one thing in common which is their interest in the world of communication and how they can use the skills they've learned at the university to make a life for themselves in the real world. Within this discourse there can be found a million other things that many of the students might have in common. From this discourse community could be groups of people interested in IPC, or telecommunication, or real estate, or advertisement. I just feel that when people come together to share ideas about discourse and interests, there is always a discourse community, because there is no limit on the number of people in a community.
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I thought that was a very interesting blog you had on discourse community. Great example with BGSU and how the discourse communities are continuously interacting.
Kimmie, I like the color you choose for your blog. I find that you have already got a pretty solid understanding of discourse communities.
I agree that a discourse community is always interacting with each other. I think that people feel very comfortbale within their discrouse community which helps them open up
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