MY DISCOURSE

COMMUNITIES
Kimberly Michelle Rivera
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SCHOOL (ACADEMIC)
Peers
Classmate
s
Professors
Teachers
UTEP
STAFF
To learn
Educate
Test
Knowledge
Expand
knowledge
Blackboard
Student
Email
Goldmine
Assignment
s like
essays
Knowledge
in all areas.
Be
politically
correct in
all your
actions.
The way
you talk,
carry
yourself
and act.
Formal
language is
used in a
learning
environment.
Discourse
communities
Properties
Binder
Free writing
Enroll in
some kind
of learning
institution.
Ex: UTEP
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MINER VILLAGE (CIVIC)
Residence
of Miner
Village
Staff
To
Communicate
Inform each
other or
rules/
guidelines
New
Information
Texting
The
Internet Via
Twitter
Instagram
KIK
Notices
Gossip
News
School life
Culture.
Respect
others
differences
Dont cross
racial or
prejudice
lines.
Slang,
different
languages
among the
foreign
exchange
students, dorm
terms
Ex: Gucci
Work Orders
Quite Hours
Sima Sima
First you have
to submit an
application to
a dorm, then
hopefully get
picked and
set up a
payment
schedule.
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FAMILY (PERSONAL)
My
family
members
both
Riveras
and
Anayas.
To
communicate,
care for
one
another
and insure
feelings.
Facebook
Phone calls
Spanish
news
Notes
Current
events
Family
affairs
Notices of
gatherings
Respect
your
elders
Be honest
Your faith
comes
first
A mixed language
of 90% Spanish,
10% English
(Including slang
terms).
Mija/Mijo
Family Order
(Aunts, Uncles,
Cousins etc...)
A'm/Ap
Be born
into this
family, or
marry
into it.
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SUBWAY (PROFESSIONAL)
Workers
Owners
Customers
Corporate
To inform
workers of
policies,
inform
customers
of
products/s
ervices and
report to
corporate
on
progress.
Training
videos
Menus
Commercials
Nutrition/
ingredient
facts.
Guidelines
on how to
work
efficiently
and inform/
be informed
by
corporate
on progress
and polices.
Be nice,
genuine
and
customer
s are
always
right.
A formal
yet relaxed
but still
professional
vocabulary
is used
EX:
Temperature
Sheets,
Subway
Sandwich
Artist, Deli
Paper.
Be hired
by a
Subway
franchise
owner.