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    1. ommunicate effectively using the genres of the discourse community of your workplace, and this might mean asking questions of more experienced discourse community members, analyzing models of the types of genres you’re expected to use to communicate

      Important to get familiar with now for our future careers.

    2. develop a sense of the types of questions posed in your selected discipline is to read articles published in that field.

      How to come up with questions in that topic of discussion

    3. important that you assess your questions according to the discourse community you are writing within

      What to keep in mind when writing the discourse community.

    4. shared goals, communication mechanisms, participatory feedback, genre utilization, specialized vocabulary, and a level of expertise among members.

      The 6 key criterias to look for.

    5. Linguist John Swales defined discourse communities as “groups that have goals and purposes and use communication to achieve their goals.”

      Another way to view discourse community.

    6. determining your rhetorical situation, you are participating in a specific discourse community.

      given example of discourse communities.

    1. you should avoid text language, capitalize “I”, and check your spelling, grammar, and punctuation before submitting your posts.

      More things to double check when writing discussions.

    2. address a classmate by name if you are responding to a specific person in a discussion forum.

      Keep in mind when responding to a specific classmates post.

    3. engage with new ideas by reflecting on them, analyzing them, critiquing them, making connections, drawing conclusions, or finding new ways of thinking about a given subject

      What this semester expects from us as students.

    4. communicate, and knowing which tone, style, and genre will most effectively persuade your audience,

      Key point to remember when writing.