Discourse communities in ELT

 I didn't know the concept of discourse communities until I started to delve into the topics of the subject:EAP. I realised that it is important to participate and acquire the necessary competences to do it appropiately. I entirely agree with this quotation: "..... individuals and groups with greater skill in using (and manipulating) the language system will exercise power in naming and thus controlling how others view social reality"(Bowers,1987 quoted in Wenzlaf & Wieseman 2004,p.3)