- After completing the readings for this unit, create a post that answers ALL of these questions. Your initial post, which is due by Wednesday, should be somewhere in the 200-400 word range, although quality is more important than quantity.
1. What discourse community do you plan to research for MWA1 — your academic major or your intended career field? Why have you selected this discourse community?
2. What do you already know about this discourse community? Where and how did you gain this prior knowledge? (Be precise and thorough.)
3. What research question will you explore? In other words, what specific information do you want to learn about how people write and communicate in your academic major or intended career? Why have you selected this research question?
4. What sources of information do you hope to gather, and why? Are these primary or secondary sources? What are your plans for collecting these sources? Refer specifically to this unit’s readings and resources.
5. What questions or concerns do you have about MWA1 or about researching discourse? (Your instructor will address your questions and concerns about this assignment.)