Reflection week 2

Discourse communities are prevalent everywhere. Discourse communities can be face to face and they can be over very long distances. These communities are groups of people who share things in common with each other and want to express themselves to someone who can relate. All discourse communities have a way of initiation into the club. What I mean by this is that the person trying to enter the community has to have a common interest with the group. The discourse community that we are doing a documentary on communicates both face to face and over media devices. The LOL club meets in computer labs to game with each other. They also communicate through the actual game when the members are separated from each other. Due to this flexibility the group has very good communication which leads to maximum participation from its members. If you do not have adequate communication in the discourse group people will not be as likely to join. Communication can come in many forms, from gestures to speaking to reading something someone has sent you. The LOL group uses the internet and physical presence to communicate with each other. Naturally to enter the club you have to have an interest in LOL. If you don’t have an interest in the game you would not be benefiting anyone in the club and may be segregated by the gamers. Discourse communities won’t just let anyone enter. If the club does not see any benefit to having you in the club they may deny your admission.