Henry Gee's Primary Discourse
Part of Gee’s primary discussion focuses on discourses, which are essentially the specific words or ways of thinking that people use when they are around certain groups of people (51). He explains how they apply to the ideologies of all cultures and communities, stating that the individuals use discourses every time they communicate with each other (54). Lastly, Gee highlights the differences between learning and acquiring knowledge and ties everything to his definition of literacy, which is the ability to effectively use language when talking with any person or group of people outside of the family (56).
I believe that one of Gee’s best strengths is his ability to explain his points of view clearly and concisely, allowing myself and other readers to fully comprehend what he is trying to say. For example, I could understand that learning is based on describing and knowing how concepts operate, while acquiring is based on actually operating those concepts (54). I would have had a difficult time seeing the difference if Gee had not included examples, but thankfully for me, he presented several examples on page 54, and now I can create my own examples of both ideas. . I also found his overall discussion on discourses to be …show more content…
Unlike Freire, Gee does not use any kind of radical word choice and he does not sound as if he is trying to start an education revolution. Rather, he sounds more informative, as if he is primarily focused on educating the readers about literacy and discourses. The large amount of scholarly sources that he includes studied similar concepts and reached conclusions that support his findings, thereby proving that his research is indeed reliable. Plus, Gee is a well-established linguist and researcher in discourses and literacy who has studied and analyzed numerous years’ worth of written works to find the theories and evidence that are in his
I believe that one of Gee’s best strengths is his ability to explain his points of view clearly and concisely, allowing myself and other readers to fully comprehend what he is trying to say. For example, I could understand that learning is based on describing and knowing how concepts operate, while acquiring is based on actually operating those concepts (54). I would have had a difficult time seeing the difference if Gee had not included examples, but thankfully for me, he presented several examples on page 54, and now I can create my own examples of both ideas. . I also found his overall discussion on discourses to be …show more content…
Unlike Freire, Gee does not use any kind of radical word choice and he does not sound as if he is trying to start an education revolution. Rather, he sounds more informative, as if he is primarily focused on educating the readers about literacy and discourses. The large amount of scholarly sources that he includes studied similar concepts and reached conclusions that support his findings, thereby proving that his research is indeed reliable. Plus, Gee is a well-established linguist and researcher in discourses and literacy who has studied and analyzed numerous years’ worth of written works to find the theories and evidence that are in his