1. James Gee discusses that in order to gain entry into a chosen Discourse that one must have the knowledge of the practices of that Discourse. The knowledge, or the practices, of a Discourse include how to act, talk, walk and do things so one is recognized and accepted within the Discourse. Nair and Nair also talk about these practices on how an article should look and read.
2. Quite a large amount of Gee’s article is on how one must have access to an “apprenticeship” in order to gain entry to a Discourse. He also says how it is the only sure way one can gain access without being outed as a fraud. There are many examples of these apprenticeships, one is the girl Eliza that Haas mentions in her article. Eliza loved Biology so she went and worked at it, spent time with other students/teachers in her field and eventually joined the Discourse.
