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    9/3: Introduction to Discourse Communities

    Course Review We’ll continue reviewing our course syllabus & schedule. We’ll also look at some examples of your peers’ websites and offer class time to work on your sites. Discourse Communities 101 Assuming all of our technology is working, we’ll watch Dr. Jamila Lyiscott’s “3 Ways to Speak English” in class together. Originally from Brooklyn, Dr. Lyiscott is a professor at UMASS Amherst, specializing in education and social justice. I’d like to hear your initial reactions to Dr. Lyiscott’s TEDTalk and further consider the implications of her statement, “I’ve decided to treat all three of my languages as equal.” What does Lyiscott mean when she conceives of the languages of “home,…