Brenton Ellison Professor Schley English 1101 October 9, 2013 Annotated Bibliography Swales, John The Concept of Discourse

Community Genre Analysis in Academic and Research Settings. Boston: Cambridge UP, 1990. 21-32. Print. Summarize Six characteristics of a Discourse community Expanded definition of a Discourse community Distinguishes between speech communities and Discourse communities

Assess The author points out that Discourse communities are much more complex than speech communities in that they are defined not just by what they talk about but how they say what they say, what their body language is, what the overall personality of the community is. Also, a Discourse community has shared public goals. Reflect This article helped me to understand what a Discourse community is, what its characteristics are, and how they can be identified and separated from mere speech communities. Branick, Sean. Coaches Can Read, Too: An Ethnographic Study of a Football Coaching Discourse Commnity. Writing About Writing 557-573. Print. Summarize Traits and habits of an effective coach Genres, Goals, and lexis used in a football team Discourse community Literacies of a coach

Assess The author of this ethnography describes the different characteristics of the Discourse Community within a football team. He shows that coaches must possess qualities as laid out by Sandra Short in order to be effective coaches. They must be a teacher, they must be organized, they must be competitive, they must be a learner, and they must be a friend and mentor to their players. Branick shows that coaches must manage a very complex system of communication with their players which is all directed towards pulling the most out those that they coach.

Reflect This source was extremely helpful to me in helping me to see what a discourse ethnography should actually look like and how it should be laid out. It also showed me what the goals of a discourse ethnography should actually be and gave me ideas about what things I should look to write about in my discourse ethnography.

Mirabelli, Tony. Learning to Serve: The Language and Literacy of Food Service Workers What They Dont Learn in School. Ed. Jabari Mahiri. New York: Peter Lang, 2004. 143-162. Print. Summary Assess Mirabelli focuses on the stereotype that those working in the food service industry, mainly waiters and waitresses, are unintelligent and low-skilled. He proceeds to provide a variety of examples and arguments, using the restaurant menu as the centerpiece, to show that on a deeper Negative Stereotypes of food service workers Underlying complexity in food service workers communications Menus are catalysts for other modes of communication between many participants

level, the job of the service worker is actually very complex socially and notes the unique and creative ways they use language to accomplish their jobs. Reflect As this article focused on stereotypes held against Discourse communities, it will be a very beneficial reference for me in determining what stereotypes are held about those working in the banking industry and will also be helpful in determining how to analyze this Discourse community to decide whether or not those stereotypes are accurate or deserved.