Original directions with some formatting. Follow these for the draft.
Format:
Required Length: 5-10 pages
12 point font, standard font style
Double space
MLA format.
Introduction (Purpose)
Introduce the discourse community and the purpose for your research. Explain the importance of the research.
Literature Review
Results / Ob
Conclusion
Introduction
Introduce the discourse community and the purpose for your research. Explain the importance of the research.
Summarize findings in a single summary thesis statement
2. Literature Review
Explain the concept of a Discourse Community as viewed by current scholarship.
Texts listed in this course.
John Swales, The Concept of Discourse Communities
Ann Johns, Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice: Membership, Conflict, and Diversity
Elizabeth Wardle, Identity, Authority, and Learning to Write in New Workplaces
James Paul Gee, Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics: Introduction
State the problem /question-The background information needs to lead to the question.
What are the goals and characteristics of this discourse community?
Methodology or Main Idea:
Explain how you carried out your research. You used the interview method.
Results
Include the summary of your interview
Discussion/Conclusion
First state the original research question or problem
Second, state if your question was answered.
Provide an explanation for the results.
Provide an explanation by referring back to the background information
Now that you have the answer to your question, discuss ways the information generated is useful. How can other students use this information?
Make sure that you have
1. At least 4 pages of text
2. An introduction
3. A literature review
4. Information to answer the questions:
What are the goals and characteristics of this discourse community?
How did you conduct your research?
What information did you find out from your interview?
5. Proper paragraphing
6. A conclusion
