seriously, just do gender discourse, you'll get a better mark :)

The difference between straps and bindings, wow that was intriguing

Maybe the English teacher I used to kite with in Townsville would.

Bite the bullet and do gender discourse as yourrather muscular passive aggressive female lecturer will be sure to A+ you mate..

yeah its crap. i gotta write about discourses too

when are all yours due? i just formulated a sick plan! we all do same topic, do a section each.. then add it together and bam there is one sweet paper on discourse.

Different schools, it would work well, just dont let them see this thread.

Also WTF is a discourse?

i just though it was like a representation or a theme. like what kitesurfers where and act like in australia proabaly is a different discourse to what they act like in germany

I just wish school would teach you this:

People who play fair in life do not always 'loose'.
They may, however, 'lose'.

Lose means to have Lost.
Loose means undone, not tight.

The need to cover the basics before they take off on Discourse. Whatever that means.

ok when i write english essays n do my assaignments i do spell chek n make sure i use proper words at the right time, but to be honest its not worth the effort on a forum.


can someone PLEASE give me a clear cut definition of what discourse is because this assaignment is confusing the hell out of me!

the assaignment is:

evaluate through investigation the discourse of a sport, the family, buisness, politics, the law, medicine, a hobby, religion or the media. present your findings in your investigation notebook in atleast three different written forms. The discourse for investigation must be negotiated with your teacher and a suitable and manageable topic chosen. Present your findings in the form of an analytical essay.

as for what they teach u at school..
my english teacher teaches me nothing, they assume shes good because shes a ex ter examiner but shes useless... after our teacher interviews when mum askd bout em.. dad says: well she talked alot..... but said nothing.

i cracked up laughin and said that is exactly why i wanted to be moved from her class! she literally speaks an entire hour about pointless stuff that doesnt matter and drifts off topic for ages

Charl dv said...

to be honest its not worth the effort on a forum.

There's a subject for discourse, whether or not it's worth the effort of using correct spelling and punctuation on internet forums.



You will have to discourse without me though, I officially do not have an opinion on the matter any more.

p.s. When I wonder the exact definition of a word I like to type "define:<the word in question>" into google. For discourse
www.google.com.au/search?q=define%3Adiscourse&gws_rd=ssl it returned:

Definitions of discourse on the Web:

* extended verbal expression in speech or writing
* to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"
* sermon: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
* converse: carry on a conversation
* discussion: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
* hold forth: talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

* Discourse is communication that goes back and forth (from the Latin, discursus, "running to and from"), such as debate or argument. The term is used in semantics and discourse analysis. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse

* Verbal exchange, conversation; Verbal expression, either in speech or writing; A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written; An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault); To engage ...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/discourse

* A conversation; the act or result of making a formal written or spoken presentation on a subject; in linguistics, any form of oral or written communication more extensive than a sentence.
csmp.ucop.edu/crlp/resources/glossary.html

* Formal, extended expression of thought on a subject, either spoken or written.
h1.ripway.com/peter21ma/GlossaryofLiteraryTerms-MADOE.doc

* Broadly, communication; a communicative act, or series of acts.
www.questiaschool.com/read/102868148

* Michel Foucault saw a discourse as a system of ideas or knowledge , inscribed in a specific vocabulary (eg psychoanalysis, anthropology, cultural/literary studies):- large groups of statements. ...
royal-holloway.org.uk/ltsn/english/events/past/staffs/Holland_Arrowsmith/Critical%20Concepts%20edit.htm

* Verbal exchanges between speakers on a shared topic.
www.apraxia-kids.org/site/c.chKMI0PIIsE/b.695215/k.D979/Glossary.htm

* a term described by Dr. Ortwin Renn in the theory of communicative action, to denote a special form of dialogue in which all affected parties have ...
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/publications/riscomm/riscomm_appe.shtml

* A relatively lengthy speech or writing on a particular theme, such as one on the nature of Jesus through the words of John the Baptist (John 3:31 ...
www.philosophy-religion.org/bible/glossary_new-interpreters-bible.htm

* Connected communication of thought sequences; continuous expression or exchange of ideas.
www.oafccd.com/factshee/fact59.htm

* written or spoken language, especially when it is studied in order to understand how people use language
www.macmillandictionaries.com/glossaries/dictionary.htm

* extended speech, the code of language used to express personal thought.
www.artrelish.com/artspeak/

* The linking of sentences such that they constitute a narrative
www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/Data/Objects/j/jram/jrmcont/notespart1/node102.html

* The basic unit that Foucault analyzes in all his works. Foucault defines the discourse as a system in which certain knowledge is possible; discourses determine what is true or false in a particular field. ...
aristotelianbirdseyeview.wordpress.com/2007/05/05/10-foucault-terms-related-to-the-rape-prevention-discourse-and-their-application-to-this-discourse/

* A spoken or written treatment of a subject at length.
www.innvista.com/culture/literature/classic/glossary.htm

* A discourse can be taken to be a sequence of sentences. This is the simple definition adopted in most of this course. Various interesting phenomena arise when one combines sentences in a discourse, such as anaphora, presupposition, or rhetorical structure.
www.coli.uni-saarland.de/projects/milca/courses/comsem/xhtml/d0e1-gloss.xhtml

* [noun] Discourse is a contiguous stretch of language comprising more than one sentence (text) or utterance (speech).
portal.bibliotekivest.no/terminology.htm

* The literary text as generally viewed by Structuralists, Post-Structuralists, and New Historicists, in contrast to the autotelic text defined by formalism. ...
english.ucumberlands.edu/litcritweb/glossary.htm

* Traditionally, exposition, argument, description, and narration. See entries under each. These four kinds of traditional discourse are rarely found in a pure form. Argument and exposition may be interfused in the most complex fashion. ...
wps.ablongman.com/long_shrodes_cr_10/41/10662/2729719.cw/index.html

* spoken or written language, including literary works; the four traditionally classified modes of ____________ are description, exposition, narration, and persuasion.
kmhs.typepad.com/parrott_ap_english_langua/files/rhetorical_terms.doc

* is the process of conversing, interacting, and talking.
www.usm.maine.edu/com/concept2.htm

* "[A]sa free#8209;standing noun (>discourse as such) the term denotes language in actual use within its social and ideological contexts and in institutionalized representations of the world called discursive practices." (CB) Literary works may contain or make use of any number of discourses. ...
classes.berklee.edu/llanday/resources/terms.htm

manicskier said...

Also WTF is a discourse?

As for what the subject/content matter of what schools teach is often irrelevant, that is, it is not so much about the actual subject matter but rather utilizing that particular subject matter to teach and reinforce skills that you will continually use throughout life. For example, to be able to read, comprehend, analyse, problem solve, hypothsize, synthesize etc. However, a good curriculum will always try to ensure that subject matter and assessment items a real world. That is, you can make a connection to the subject matter and has some relevance to you and your life. You may not agree, but investigating discourses are about as real life as any other subject you could think of.

As for a discourse (context of your studies), it is my understanding that it is the way an individual carries themselves within various social groups. For example, take yourself, and consider the way you behave/interact when in the company of your parents compared to that your kiting mates. The type of mannerisms, behaviours, social expectations, values, beliefs, clothing, type of language used, attitudes etc (I could go on for ever.......) they all differ even though you are the same person. You are basically changing the way you interact and communicate with others based on the social group you are within at that time. eg. You would not (I hope!!) swear, drink, smoke, discuss you latest conquest etc etc etc in front of your parents but with your kiting mates you would, actually, they expect it Imagine if you behave in front of your mates like you would normally interact with you grandmother, you could imagine the consequences


Just my opinion on the matter. In fact, I cannot believe I actually replied to this thread.

Good luck with your paper Charl dv, you might even learn something

if you knew me you would know that i can talk alot aswell and i can talk about nothing, i am pro at doing nothing and i can avoid making decisions easily... can i just skip school and uni and jump straight into this office?

You could discuss the merits of discourse over the merits of datcourse...