Wednesday April 3rd – In Class Activity
A secondary discourse that I have failed to gain fluency in would be climbing. A members fluency in this discourse is essentially marked by how much time and experience they have put into climbing, and how much they improve. While a low or medium skilled climber may still know the same terminology and culture as a highly skilled climber you can not become fluent in this discourse until you are highly skilled. I personally have not gained fluency in this secondary discourse because I havnly allotted the time to dedicate myself to climbing and make improvements in my skills. In relation to the quote “You can’t be let into the game after missing the apprenticeship. Social groups will not, usually, give their social goods – whether these are status or solidarity or both – to those who are not ‘natives’ or ‘fluent users” (Gee), climbing doesn’t give their social goods to non members largely because it is a safety issues. In order to climb big walls, multi pitch trad routes or even hard boulders you need to be fluent in the discourse, in order to not be a liability to the social group around you.
