Gee believes that Discourses are a combination of “saying- doing- being- valuing, believing”, opposed to just saying or writing. Even the correct dialect will seem forced if it’s coming out of the wrong person’s mouth. Fitting in and being accepted by a group requires the right clothes and opinions, not just the right jargon. Throughout my life, I’ve been in many situations in which not only my dialect but my actions have been scrutinized. One example in which my Discourse had … Continue reading Writing about Gee and Jordan, February 7