Summary:
In the article, "Identity, Authority, and Learning to Write in New Workplaces," Elizabeth Wardle educates readers on how it affects one's writing when they are put into a new community. To do this, she uses an example, a man named Alan. Alan is put into a discourse community that he is not fully a part of, and therefore feels left out, showing that being part of a discourse community is more than just knowing about it.
Synthesis:
Like others writers we've read, not only does Wardle discuss discourse communities but puts a different spin on it. She stresses the importance of identity in a discourse community, which is something that neither Swales, Gee, or Devitt et al have done. However, she agrees with Swales six points, and she briefly touches on genre like Devitt et al.
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