This assignment is about the "ways that language and literacy work in the discipline in which you are majoring." Professor Calhoun has defined your initial analysis:
Your initial analysis will specifically address the questions: what are the one or two most important or most distinctive characteristics of writing in this discipline? How are these characteristics similar to and/or different from other ways of writing? Later analysis will consider potential challenges your discipline will face in the future.
This guide is designed to help you find the scholarly and professional conversation in the discipline in which you are majoring. Most of this conversation takes place in academic journals, but there are also books, often published by university presses; professional magazines (like the magazine College & Research Libraries News for academic librarians); association websites (like the American Psychological Association); conference proceedings; professional blogs; and more. Where the conversation is happening and how it is happening depends on the discipline. For example, in academic libraries, a lot of important communication happens on Twitter.
Academic disciplines and professions have their own jargon, which is one of the aspects of language you'll discover.
