I have been working well with Gee’s concepts, and connecting them to Haas, Nair, and the IMRaD cheat sheet. I do need to work on more in depth explanations and connecting two quotes together, but the connections themselves are there. I am doing a good job organizing my essay. It’s working well because the organization … [More…]
A large part of scientific Discourse is the formatting of scientific papers. Gee states that “whenever we speak or write, we often … construct or build seven things … In turn, since we use language to build these seven things, a discourse analyst can ask seven different questions a out any piece of language-in-use” (Gee, … [More…]
Relationship: connects to Gee’s first passage about Discourse. Relationship: connects Gee’s writing to both the IMRAD cheat sheet and to Nair and Nair. Connect: tells the author to connect to outside sources; you can’t have a scientific paper without outside input. Understanding: why this format is so popular is because journals require this format in … [More…]
Significance “Results are where the findings and outcomes of the research go. When talking about this data, we can think of the results as having two parts: report and comment. The reporting function always appears in the results section while the comment function can go in the discussion section. Make sure all tables and figures … [More…]
Haas is saying that the scientists have to know and be able to effectively communicate with them. She says, “scientists adjust the strength of their claims depending on the audience” (Haas 44). She is saying that, depending on the audience, the scientist changes the strength of the language and the depth of the explanation based … [More…]
Understanding: understanding her text to text connection Draw Relationships: connect Gee to Haas Understanding, extending: understanding what Haas wrote, as well as taking it a little further Question: questioning Haas’s point Extend: connect to Gee’s writing ENG110J
Gee and Cuddy also have opposing views on the actual being of Discourse. In his article, Gee states that “someone cannot engage in a Discourse in a less than fluent manner” (Gee, 9). Here, he is saying that people can either be a part of a Discourse, or not at all, there is no faking, … [More…]
Gee’s definition of Discourse is extremely useful because it sheds light on the very basics of human interaction and communication. He says, “what is important is … saying (writing) – doing – being – valuing – believing.” I agree with Gee’s idea here because this is the very basis for how people go about communicating. … [More…]
Most of my concerns about my draft are about my wording. I tend to ramble a bit while writing, so my essay doesn’t flow as well as I would like. With my rambling, it is also difficult to tell my main points with all of the extra language and punctuation. My peers liked my organization … [More…]
Primary Discourse is very limited. Since primary Discourse is only shared among generational immediate family, it would be difficult to interact or understand anyone besides your family. Because of this, people are almost required to adopt multiple secondary Discourses in order to interact with other people. Connection to Cuddy – saying that you can’t teach … [More…]
