community of practice

English

Noun

community of practice (plural communities of practice)

1. A group of people who share a craft and/or a profession.
   • 2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 2:

     In the classroom, disciplinary literacy entails seeing each subject area as a community of practice in which the teacher facilitates entry for students by helping them understand how to use language to access its conceptual knowledge and discourse practices.

Related terms

• relational community