Discourse Videos

The Northwestern Undergraduates video stood out to me. They had their own language, own rules and own traditions. I liked it because I, myself am part of the discourse community of an undergraduate student in Chicago- so I was actually able to understand some of the inside jokes that were made. This video among the gamers video were really the only ones that showed a certain discourse community. Even though cheerleaders and Vegans, probably have their own language and rules they weren't evident in the videos. The Northwestern video showed me a sense of the students that went there, their humor, their routine and lifestyle. Mostly, I didn't know what they were talking about which made me feel like an outsider, which in result makes it a discourse community that I am not apart of. During the gamers video, I felt completely lost. That is definitely a community that I don't belong to, not even one bit. I couldn't understand what the little dude was talking about, and I couldn't understand why anyone would spend that much time playing video games. It was interesting to hear about though, and I know it is a ginormous community that a lot of boys are apart of. I am guessing that success among Northwestern undergraduates is to do well in school, and graduate with a high GPA. Of course, I am sure that there must be many different goals among the students but for the most part I think success means good grades, or the label of being intelligent.