Senin, 12 Desember 2011

DISCUSSION TEXT

Discussion text will see and elaborate an issue from two different points of view. It presents pro and contra, advantages and disadvantages, good and bad side opinion on certain issue. One side is agreeing and another is disagreeing. For example; pros and cons of nuclear power plant, and advantages and disavabtages of study groups and son on.

The stucture of a discussion text are; 1. Stated issue, It presents wht issue is going to be discussed, 2. Supporting arguments, aftr stating the issue, it is necessary to present the arguments that support the issue, 3. Against argument; beside the supporting argument, a discussion text needs to present the arguments which disagree to the stated issue. 4, Conclusion/Recommendation: Finally in the end of discussion, it is important to re-think to formulate ceratin recomendation for the issue.

Language feature of discussion Text. 1. Generic terms relevent to to the subject-degreadation, conservation, 2. Using of comparasion and contrast words such as; also, as, like, similarto, although, differ from, however, 3. Using of linking words as for examples; on the other hand, although, in contrast to, this is supported by, in spite of, however, 4. Language ondicating judgment and values like very funny, depressing.