Discourse and Discourse Analysis #2

When going over what discourse and discourse analysis was in class it helped me further understand the meaning of what they are. to my understanding discourse is taking apart a writing and language that is used in  a piece and analyze what the writer is really saying. You break the writing down to your interpretation of what you believe is being said. Discourse Analysis gives the reader a chance to look back on what the writer is saying. This can be used in any setting or piece of writing, for example most reading that we have done the setting was in a classroom or an interview was being held. Discourse can vary on a number of things. Discourse can be what was said, how exactly it was said meaning the tone of it and even sometimes body language. There are two forms for discourse and they are micro and macro. Macro is a broad view of what is being said, for example cultures and ethnicity.Micro is when you are in person speaking to someone. Everyday we use discourse and discourse analysis without even noticing it. I still need help on discourse and discourse analysis but I'm pretty sure that continuing class sessions will further help me.