Overview
This section provides an overview of the concepts and giudes in identitying a discourse community. It also explains about Swales 6 Characteristics and how they impact the Computer Science Discourse Community.
Swales' 6 Characteristics of Discourse Community:
In the article "The Concept Of Discourse Community" by John Swales illustrates that there are 6 different characteristics that a discourse community can have and those help in forming a strong community.
6 Characteristics of Swales:
Common Public Goals
Methods of communicating among members
Participatory Mechanisms
Genres
Lexis
The level of experience
Swales Characters in Computer Science Discourse Community
The goals of a Computer Science Majors are to be able to apply problem solving skills to formalize general problem statements into precise algorithmic solutions. In this discourse community these scientists need to demonstrate an understanding of the interplay between theory and practice.
In the field of Computer Science there are many different types of genres, but a best way to explain a type of genres would be comments in the code. Writing these comments within the programs can help in identifying what is happening at that part of the code and also helps the programmes acknowledge what type of programming language is being used as each language is unique on its own.
Lexis is defined as key works of the discoures community.
Binary: 0's and 1's
int: Interger
str: String
bool: True/False
var: Variable
There are many ways to communicate in a Computer Science Discourse Community.
Github
Discord
Microsoft Teams
SourseForge
LanchPad
Google Cloud Platform
The participatory mechanisms in the women in STEM discourse community are:
mutual engagement
Shared repertoire
Collaboration
Shared values
Feedback
Socialization
Women in STEM face unique challenges and hardships
Addressing issues like bias, work-life balance, and mentorship is crucial for gender equality in STEM
Promoting gender equality is essential to building a diverse and inclusive STEM community.