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Tag Archives: literacy

Sample FYW 150 Syllabus: Discourse Model

December 6, 2022

Here is an example syllabus that studies language and discourse explicitly, asking students to treat discourse as the subject of their reading and analysis (in this case, the connection between discourse and identity, and new discourse innovation). The paper sequence Continue reading →

Posted in FYW 150, Syllabi & Structure | Tagged literacy

“What is Literacy” by James Paul Gee: Helping students grasp “discourse”

December 9, 2019

This article is an introduction to the relationship between discourse, literacy, identity, and privilege. It’s useful for instructors to be familiar with as Gee’s discussion suggests why identifying and moving between “multiple discourses” is so prominent in our learning outcomes Continue reading →

Posted in Readings | Tagged literacy, multiple discourses

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