Press enter or click to view image in full size Swales Six Characteristics of a discourse community. A discourse community has a broadly agreed set of common public goals. These public goals may be formally inscribed in documents (as is often the case with associations and clubs), or they may be more tacit (Swales 471) The first characteristic of a Discourse community are common public goals. These goals work for the public. For any Discourse community you must ask what do these people do? How do they contribute to society? What purpose do they serve in general? The Next characteristic we have is mechanisms of intercommunication “A discourse community has mechanisms of intercommunication among its members” (Swales 471) Members within a Discourse community need to communicate to work towards public goals. This can be done in more than one way. The means of intercommunication can vary depending on the profession. We must ask the following questions and seek the answers to understand.…