Jazmine Uribe-Palafox Discourse Community Map
Mary Shaner RWS 1301
07/20/2018
El Paso Animal Service Center
Joining
To join this community, you must go through
training and classes to learn the lexis of taking
care of animals.
Conventions
Proper uniform attire and must be polite and
responsible when around customers and their
animals.
Lexis
The unique vocabulary they use to indicate the
animals' status in the shelter and to determine
the tasks the team members are assigned.
Goals
Their goals is to make sure that there aren't as
many animals on the streets and give them
shelter until a new family adopts the animals.
Genre
Reports, feeding, bathing, cleaning, filing.
Topics
Animal's life and adoption
Cosmetologist
Joining
To join this community, you must go to a
proper school to receive your diploma and go to
cosmetology conventions to work at a Salon and
do a decent job.
Conventions
Polite and formal, and slowly progress to
informal when comfortable with the customers
as well as the customers are comfortable being
at the Salon for a long period of time.
Bel Air High School
Joining
To join this community, you must have
graduated from a middle school.
Conventions
Proper grammar, politeness towards
classmates and faculty, and have received the
proper class credits to move to a high school.
Lexis
The unique vocabulary they use are meant to
teach children about how to use the English
language properly, and to teach them
information that might be useful to them later
in their life.
Goals
Their goal is to educate the children and make
sure to encourage them to pursue their dream
careers.
Genre
Reports, course assignments, projects, and
public speaking.
Topics
Depends on subject.
Midwife Nurse
Joining
To join this community, you must go to a proper
school to receive your bachelor's degree and
advanced training after the degree. One must
also pass all of the state and nation-wide Nursing
exams to decide if they're eligible to become a
nurse.
Conventions
Be very polite, formal and welcoming with
patients and team members, know how to assist
Jazmine Uribe-Palafox Discourse Community Map
Mary Shaner RWS 1301
07/20/2018
Lexis
The unique language they use are the numbers
of hair shades, nail products, and facial products
and methods. Only those who went to school
can understand the numerous methods a team
member could use to reach the customer's
expectations involving their beauty.
Goals
Their goal is to make sure their customers leave
satisfied with the job and to feel better about
their appearance.
Genre
Personal business in hair, facial, and nail
products.
Topics
Hairstyles, manicures, artificial nails, pedicures,
etc.
the patients properly and report everything
about the patient's health.
Lexis
The unique language that they use is made for
only the team members to understand. It's so
complex that it can be difficult for a patient to
understand the conversations between the team
members if they never had proper training and
studies. This is to ensure patient confidentiality.
Goals
Their goal is to make sure their patients receive
the proper treatment and to help them get
better, health wise.
Genre
Take care of pregnant women and the babies
once they're born.
Topics
Pregnant women and reporting patient's health.