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Text
types in English
There two types of
category of text types which students must be competent in using-Literary
text types and factual text types. Every text type has structural and
language features. An outline is provided below:
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Text Type
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Purpose
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Structural Features
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Language Features
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Narrative
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To entertain,
amuse or instruct |
Orientation
complication series of events coda |
Noun groups to
describe characters and settings time words
Action verbs |
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Report
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To classify
and/or describe |
General statement
Description |
Technical
language, simple present tense, Generalised Terms |
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Recount
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To retell a
series of events |
Orientation
sequence of events |
Descriptive
language, past tense, Time words to connect events, Words which tell us
where, when, with whom, how |
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Procedure
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To instruct
someone how to do something |
Goal material or
equipment steps |
Verbs usually at
the beginning of each instruction Words or groups of words which tell us
how, when, where, with whom |
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Explanation
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To
explain how or why something occurs |
Phenomenon
identification Explanation sequence |
Technical
language Use of words such as because, as a result, to establish cause
and effect sequences |
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Exposition
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To
persuade by arguing one side of an issue |
Thesis
Arguments Reinforcement of thesis |
Words
that qualify, eg usually, probably Words that link arguments eg firstly,
on the other hand |
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Response
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to
respond to an artistic work |
Context
of artistic work
Description of artistic work Judgement |
Words
which express judgements Descriptive language |
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