In Discourse Approach in Reading Course, I knew about a list of discourse markers as follows:
Moreover, there are 9
lesson that I have to know as follows:
1.) Recount
There are three types as follows :
1. Personal Recount
– retelling of an activity that the writer/speaker has
been personally involved in (e.g. diary entry)
2. Factual Recount – recording the particulars of an incident (e.g.
report of a science experiment, police report, news report, historical account)
3. Imaginative
Recount – taking on an imaginary
role and giving details of event (e.g. a day in the life of Roman slave; how I
invented….)
The
recount begins with an orientation (background information) to tell who was
involved, where it happened, when it happened or what was it. Next it unfolds
with a series of events ordered in a chronological sequence. Finally, we should
have personal comment at various stages.
2.) Narratives
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There
are many types such as fairy stories, mysteries, science fiction, romances,
etc. This
lesson my teacher assigned role-play in title “Secrets by Tim Winton”.
3.) Descriptive
Purpose
is to describe person, place or thing. It use adjective to describe. Description
must have imagination when I describe, I will imagine to tell someone
understand.
Examples
4.) Procedure
The
structure is easily recognised, usually consisting of :
Goal (often indicated in the main heading and / or diagram)
Materials
(listed in order of use)
Method (steps
oriented towards achieving the goal)
Example
5.) Comparison
and Contrast
To
compare between two or more thing that similarities or differences.
6.) Cause and Effect
7.) Definition
and Classification
Definition is a statement that
explains the meaning of a word or phrase.
Classification is the act or
process of dividing things into groups according to their type.
Examples
:
Phonetics is
the study of the speech sounds used in human
languages.
Here a technical term is defined by the words that follow a from of the verb to be
Matter is
defined as anything that occupies space and has
weight.
Here a technical term is
defined after the verb phrase is defined as…
8.) Exemplification
To add more information to explain, persuade, define, or
illustrate a general idea. I learned abbreviations and transitions in
exemplification text.
Examples follow:
vf.e / e.g. – for example
vi.e – that is (to say); in other words
vfor instance
va case in point is ,etc.
9.) Problem and Solution
Problem and solution is a pattern of organization where
information in a passage is expressed as a dilemma or concerning issue (a
problem) and something that was, can be, or should be done to remedy this issue
(solution or attempted solution). I learned about problem and solution markers.
Problem markers :
burden, challenge,
complication, concern, etc.
Solution markers :
to
address, to cope with, to overcome, to solve, etc.
Example
I like procedure lesson
because it’s easy to understand. It have step of text.
Moreover I am enjoy because
I showed how to make sandwich to my friends via my video.
I think most of lesson
is difficult for me. I’m not good in translation because assignment have to
translate. I don’t know meaning some vocabulary.
So I do exercise with
myself. If I can’t understand, I will ask my friends. Maybe I use dictionary
for translation.
I think this course is necessary
for English Education Major. In the future I will bring knowledge from this course
to apply for my job. I am glad because I studied with Aj. Usa Noytim. She made
me relax for studying. She is kind and reasonable.
