Gee

James Paul Gee:

QFD&J:

3. In this piece Gee differentiates between "Discourse" and "discourse", one has a capital and one doesn’t. When he explains “discourse” he refers to stretches of language which make sense whereas we he explains “Discourse” he refers to (writing)-doing-being-valuing-believing combinations. Therefore he believes that discourse is part of a Discourse due to Discourses being in the world; forms of life which integrate words. At the first I thought I may understand that having a capital letter at the start of the word can make it very different however, not this different. Gee seems t have a whole different meaning on each word rather than it just being a name for something.

5. I believe it means that Discourses are linked to an individual person. So a Discourse will change depending on the identity it is being used with. So the way something is said or written within a Discourse depends on the identity of the person who is writing it and what they are trying to say. This implies that no discourses are wrong they are just merely opinions or standpoints which can be agreed or disagreed with.

11. Gee defines Metaknowledge as "Liberation and power, because it leads to the ability to manipulate, to analyze, to resist while advancing"

13. A discourse I would like to join is the Education College of campus because I hope to be an Elementary school teacher. I believe this college with help me learn everything I need to know in order to be the best I can and to be successful as a teacher. In order to be part of the college and do well I have to do well in school.

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Dear Mrs Reece

There are many types of Discourses and Discourses can be defined in different ways. For example there may be dominant, nondominant, primary, secondary, literacy, apprenticeship and many more. As a teacher to help pupils I believe that you have to allow people to have their own opinions and chose what they want to do rather than shaping that which is why people have different Discourses.