Original –
In reading and analyzing the work of James Gee, June Jordan, and Lisa Delpit, all authors recognize the significance of discourse, and the impact that it has in many different aspects of an individual’s life. One specific aspect that relates to discourse that came up in all 3 works, was the topic of dominant discourse entry and the costs of dominant discourse entry. There is not widespread disagreement on this topic among the three authors, specifically disagreement between Gee and Delpit on Gee’s theory of whether or not discourse entry is possible, however after reviewing all works and diving deeper into the idea of discourse and discourse entry, I find Delpit’s idea that dominant discourse entry is possible far more accurate and realistic.
Edited –
In reading and analyzing the work of James Gee, June Jordan, and Lisa Delpit, all authors recognize the significance of discourse, and the impact that it has in many different aspects of an individual’s life. In a brief introduction of discourse, it is characteristics that define who you are as a person, things like how one speaks, dresses, looks, etc. One specific aspect that relates to discourse that came up in all 3 works, was the topic of dominant discourse entry and the costs of dominant discourse entry. This is important because dominant discourse entry is the idea or theory of an individual entering a primary discourse that they were not at one point a part of, meaning they learned a discourse via classroom instruction or social adaptation. There is not widespread disagreement on this topic among the three authors, hence why it is especially important this issue is looked at. I will be examining all three authors mentioned in the introduction earlier, with using Gee’s work as a basis for his stance on discourse and why I disagree with it, with Delpit’s work to form and adopt a more realistic theory on discourse entry, one that I agree with, and Jordans piece as evidence to back up my theory. Before diving in, I find Delpit’s theory, that dominant discourse entry is possible and that it can be taught in a classroom to be the theory I find the most plausible and one that I would use as my own.
In this revised introduction, I introduce all three texts in the beginning, while also explaining what discourse is and why it is important, and then outlining how I will use the three texts to back up my claim, before actually stating my claim at the bottom of the piece.
