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International Business as a Discourse Community

International Business as a Discourse Community. Anna Jakubczak Dr. Sonja L Andrus ENG 289 16 May 2012. DISCOURSE. Primary Discourse.

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International Business as a Discourse Community

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  1. International Businessas aDiscourse Community Anna Jakubczak Dr. Sonja L Andrus ENG 289 16 May 2012

  2. DISCOURSE Primary Discourse “Discourses are ways of being in the world; they are forms of life which integrate words, acts, values, believes, attitudes, and social identities as well as gestures, glances, body positions and clothes” (Gee, 526) Secondary Discourse Dominant Discourse Non-dominant Discourse

  3. DISCOURSE “A writer has to “build bridges” between his point of view and his readers. He has to anticipate and acknowledge his readers’ assumptions and biases. He must begin with common point of departure” before introducing new or controversial arguments.” (Bartholomae, 515)

  4. International Business “the exchange of goods and services among individual and businesses in multiple countries” (businessdictionary.com) Literature is focus on cultural differences in the countries that affects how business is process Understanding culture in given country is very important for international business

  5. International Business as Discourse Community #1 Cultural understanding #6 Needs #2 Equality VALUES #5 Fairness #3 WTO #4 Trust

  6. SPONSORS of Literacy “Sponsors, as I have to to think of them, are any agents, local or distant, concrete or abstract, who enable, support, teach, model, as well as recruit, regulate, suppress, or withhold literacy – and gain advantage by it in some way.” (Brandt, 557) “Sponsors, as we ordinarily think of them, are powerful figures who bankroll events or smooth the way for initiates. Usually richer, more knowledgeable, and more entrenched then the sponsored[…]” (Brandt, 557)

  7. SPONSORS of Literacy • Family • Teachers • Organizations • Governments

  8. LITERATURE GLOBE Hofstede’s framework TsedalNeeley and Thomas J. Delong “Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc.” Joseph J. Distefano and Martha I. Maznevski “Creating Value with Diverse Teams in Global Management” Donald D. Davis “The Tao of Leadership in Virtual Teams”

  9. WORK CITED Bartholomae, David. "Inventing the University." Literacy: A Critical Sourcebook. Ed. Ellen Cushman, et al. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2001. 511-24. Print Gee, James P. “Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics: Introduction and What is Literacy?” Literacy: A Crtitical Sourcebook. Ed. Ellen Cushman, et all. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2001. 525-44. Print. Brandt, Deborah “Sponsors of Literacy” Literacy: A Crtitical Sourcebook. Ed. Ellen Cushman, et all. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2001. 555-71. Print.

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