Discourse Analysis. Chinese Students’ WeChat Discourse Community

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Every individual has a unique set of values, interests, and goals they intend to pursue. However, some of these values interests and goals tend to be shared among certain groups of individuals. In such scenarios, individuals align themselves with discourse communities that resonate with their ideas, goals, and interests. A discourse community refers to a group of individuals that have a common purpose and use communication to achieve their goals. In modern society, social networks provide platforms for online discourse communities. The WeChat messenger is widely used to in the formation of discourse communities. However, the members of different discourse communities use the messenger differently. For instance Chinese students and people in china use the WeChat differently.
Common Chinese student goals
The US attracts many international students every year, of which 40% are of Chinese origin. When these Chinese students arrive in the US, they use Facebook messenger alongside WeChat messenger. Wechat is a native Chinese messaging app that was developed by Tencent Technologies for Chinese consumers because their government blocks Facebook in their country (Xu and Jianhua 27). The Chinese international students in the United States find it easier to continue connecting with WeChat because of their familiarity with its features.
Most of the Chinese international students have shared goals. For instance, when interviewed, ten Chinese students from the University of California, Davis, were asked why they came to study in the US; all of them gave two common reasons. First, all of them wanted to move out of China and experience new cultures. They chose the US because it has a unique combination of different cultures. They also claimed that they were in pursuit of better education, which they could not access in China.
Another goal of Chinese international students is to create a social network and connect with people with the same ideologies. WeChat provides them with the right platform to achieve their goal of networking with each other. The social network can bring together students to work on the same project and communicate their findings and feedback using WeChat. The groups can also be used to talk about parties and graduations and even registration of University courses. An excellent example of such a WeChat group is the ‘Aggies,' which most of the Chinese students at the University of California, Davis, are affiliated to.
Most of the students also shared a common of earning credentials that will help them get their dream jobs and pursue their careers. WeChat provides international students of Chinese descent with a forum to discuss career development and opportunities.
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