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QFD&J:

1.      For me, each classes essay structure differs because the tone is likely to be different along with the genre. In Leisure and Recreation I am likely going to set my essay out as more of a debate between one organization and another or maybe one idea to another. Whereas in my student athlete class when an essay is set it is structured as more of a report rather than a comparison. Along with the structure grammar is also likely to be different because a debate would use different tones to a report. A debate would be firm whereas a report maybe more inviting.

2.      At OU there are most definitely a wise range of genres mainly due to the amount of different interests people hold. For example at Peaden and at the ping centre a more competitive and word hard ethic is likely to be set there rather than at Walter Hall where I have my health class. Different people have different genres and those people give off those genres through the interests they have.

A&EI

3.      By researching through ethnographic fieldwork you get to discover with your own eyes different themes and ways of interacting which also allows you to see effective and ineffective methods within communities. This may also allow you to see what causes problems or how people interact and communicate with each other.

MM: I believe that ethnographic fieldwork is the best way to understand a discourse community because it allows you to experience the community yourself and have your own opinions on different people and themes rather than reading about them or having to go off other peoples views who you may have a completely different personality to and also research shows that learning through experience is one of the best ways of learning.