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Fantasy Football UTEP Student
Common Goals Common Goals

Draft the best lineup possible To graduate, earn a degree, become
Participatory Mechanisms successful in life
Join a league, draft players, set lineup Participatory Mechanisms
Genres Applying either online or by mail,
Smartphones, computers getting accepted, paying for tuition
Terminology/Jargons Genres
Touchdown, fumble, safety, flag Blackboard, UTEP email, mail
Audience Terminology/Jargons
Other fantasy football members Union, UGLC, The Plaza
Audience
UTEP students,
professors,
Sergio faculty
Burger King
Common Goals
Rochin Family
To offer reasonably priced Common Goals
quality food, served quickly, in attractive, clean Protect and love each other
surroundings Participatory Mechanisms
Participatory Mechanisms Marry someone in the family or
Applying online or by paper, getting an
be born in it
interview, and getting hired
Genres Genres
Receipts, LED screens with orders, face to Text messages, phone calls,
face communication Facebook, letters
Terminology/Jargons Terminology/Jargons
Whopper, Expedite, Drop Fries Mom, dad, mijo, mija, tito, tita
Audience Audience
Coworkers, managers, customers
Parents, aunts, uncles, cousins,
grandparents
Sergio Rochin
17 September 2017
RWS 1301
My Four Discourse Communities
When I first learned about discourse communities, I would have never thought that I was
part of so many discourse communities. They are all unique in their own way and include a wide
variety of people, cultures and communities. I am proud to be part of these four discourse
communities.
The first discourse community that I am part of is fantasy football. Me and my friends
created a fantasy football league in which we each drafted our own team based on real-life NFL
players. Based on their performance we get points, and whoever gets the most points that week
wins. We communicate through the chat on the application for fantasy football either on a
computer or our mobile devices. To be part of this community you need access to the Internet,
and can draft at a certain date and time. This discourse community uses all the terms that are
used in football, so you must be knowledgeable with the sport. The next discourse community
that I am part of is the University of Texas at El Paso student discourse community. As a
member of this community, you must follow the rules set by the UTEP administration. The
common goal set by anyone attending this university is to earn their degree by graduating and
being successful in life with a good job. Most communication takes place through the email
address that the university provides you with once you are admitted, and most assignments are
submitted through Blackboard. Most students call the Undergraduate Learning Center the
UGLC, and use terms such as the union or the plaza to meet up. The third discourse
community that I will talk about is Burger King. As an employee at Burger King, the common
goal set by all employees is the companys mission statement, which is, To offer reasonably
priced quality food, served quickly, in attractive, clean surroundings. In order to become a
member of this discourse community you have to either apply online through their website, or
show up in person and ask for an application. We communicate by talking to each other, but
have jargon that is not usually heard anywhere else, such as Whopper and Chicken Fries. The
final discourse community that I have talked about in my map is my family. As part of a
Hispanic family, I am used to speaking Spanish at home, which leads to jargon that is widely
used in this area, such as mijo and mija, which is in replacement of son and daughter. Our goal is
basically to love each other and support one another. The only way of joining is either by
marriage or birth.
Throughout my life I have been part of numerous discourse communities without even
realizing it. These communities have shaped me to be the way I am to be and will continue to
help me prepare for the future. Although I may not be part of some of these communities in the
future, as life goes on, I will be joining new ones that will continue to guide me in my life.

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