Vocabulary
Types of Discourses
Things Gee Says
100
Making do with something less when the real thing is not available
What is mushfake
200
the mastery or fluent control over a secondary discourse
What is literacy
200
the first discourse we use to make sense of the world around us
What is primary discourse
300
mastered secondary discourses which at a particular time bring with it the acquisition of social goods (money, status, etc.)
What is dominant discourse
300
True or False: According to Gee, a person can have perfect grammar but use the language completely wrong
What is true
400
saying something in the right way but doing it incorrectly
What is saying-doing combination
500
True or False: A Discourse is a type of "identity kit"
What is true
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