Joe:
We didn’t understand
each other, and we had
many conversations that
were not always civil.
Liz:
How can we both
acknowledge our real
differences and find our
common ground?
Learning Objectives
Identify the nature and purpose
of a discourse.
Differentiate between the types
of discourses.
Identify and differentiate
between the types of literary
discourses.
Distinguish between literary and
academic discourses.
Discourse
it refers to the way how language
is used to convey meanings or to
propel action or provoke a
specific response.
Discourse
Purpose
To inform
To persuade
To entertain
Types of
Discourse
A recent study confirmed that playing
video games may cause children to
become violent. However, this is only
true for some children. Dr. Charlotte
Cooper and Dr. Markey Vitasa of ABC
University explained that children who
manifest a combination of three
personality traits―high neuroticism,
disagreeableness, and low levels of
conscientiousness―are more likely to
be aggressive toward others after
playing video games.
Argumentation
In this type of discourse, the writer
aims to persuade the audience
or readers.
When I first saw my childhood friend
Margarette, she was about my younger
sister Viv’s height. Her hair was curly
and dark, and her skin was pale. But
what really struck me when I first saw
her was her big round blue eyes.
Description
This type of discourse is based on
the main impression of the author
about the topic or subject.
How to set up an email account
1. Choose the web host.
2. Look for the sign up button. Click it.
3. Provide the required information.
4. Think of a unique username and a
password. (Tip: For the password,
type in uppercase or add
characters.)
5. Start using the newly setup email
account.
Exposition
This aims to inform, clarify, and
explain a phenomenon.
I remember the time when I learned
how to swim. I was only eight years old
and afraid to bathe in a pool. I envied
the kids who played with inflatable
balls and animals. Whenever my family
would visit the clubhouse, I would sit
beside the pool and never really jump
in to join them.
A summer camp opened in our
neighborhood, and my mom thought
of enrolling my brother and me in a
swimming class. Two days before the
class started, my mom gave me a pep
talk; that made me realize that I did not
want to miss out the fun just because I
was afraid.
Narration
This type of discourse is like
storytelling. It recalls events
chronologically.
FACTORS
Factors
1. Culture
Factors
2. Social environment
Factors
3. Experiences
Literary
Discourse
Literary Discourse
A Discourse that is generally
focused on creative works,
including nonfiction.
Types of
Literary
Discourse
The Road Not Taken (An Excerpt)
By Robert Frost
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by, And
that has made all the difference.
Poetic
This type of discourse is commonly
found in creative works like
poems, novels, short stories, and
plays.
The Diary of a Young Girl (An Excerpt)
By Anne Frank
Sunday, 21 June 1942
Everyone at school is waiting to hear
what happens next. Who will move up
a class, and who will stay down? We’re
all trying to guess! I think my girlfriends
and I will be OK, though we’ll have to
wait patiently to find out.
Most of my teachers like me, but old Mr
Keesing gets angry with me because I
often talk too much! He made me do
some extra homework and write about
‘Someone Who Talks Too Much.’
Expressive
This type of discourse is commonly
found in academic journals,
letters, diaries, and blogs.
How to Cook Chicken Tinola
Ingredients:
1/2 kg chicken wings
1 red onion, peeled and sliced
1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
1 small ginger, peeled and julienned
1 small green papaya, peeled and cut
into wedges
1-2 stalks of Malunggay
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of pepper
3-4 cups of water
Procedure:
1. Prepare all the ingredients.
2. Heat the pan in a medium flame.
Add 2–3 tablespoons of oil.
3. Sauté garlic, onion, and ginger. Add
chicken wings and sauté for 3–4
minutes.
4. Pour 3–4 cups of water. Let it
simmer.
Procedure:
5. Add the papaya. Simmer until the
chicken becomes tender.
6. Add the malunggay leaves.
7. Add salt and pepper to taste.
8. Serve and enjoy.
Transactional
This type of discourse is commonly
found in instructional materials,
advertisements, and editorial
articles, among others.
Academic
Discourse
Academic Discourse
This discourse is expository or
argumentative in nature.
Sometimes, it presents an
individual’s insights regarding a
concept or method in a scholarly
way.
1. A/An __________ refers to the way how
language is used to convey meanings.
2. Purpose that gives descriptions and
comprehensive discussion of a topic.
3. A factor that should be taken into
account that touches the beliefs,
customs, and attitudes of one
author/reader.
4 – 6 Types of Purpose of a Discourse
7. A discourse that aims to present the
author’s impression, prior knowledge,
culture and environment.
8. A discourse that story tells.
9. A discourse that presents reasonable
evidence to persuade readers.
10. A discourse that defines and discuss
a certain topic.
11-12 2 Types of Narrative Structure
13. A discourse that focuses on creative
works.
14. A discourse that is purely informative
and uses persuasion in presenting insights
of a concept/theories/ideologies in a
scholarly manner.
15. A discourse that uses idiomatic
expressions and/or sound patterns in
conveying themes
16-17. Gerard would like to write about his
recent trip to New Zealand. Identify which
type of discourse should he used in writing.
18. This discourse is usually procedural type of
information.
19. This Literary Discourse uses narration and
first person point of view in telling the story.
EXAMPLE: Diary Entries.
20. Type of Literary work that is created from
the imagination of the/an author.
1-2 2 Types of Narrative Structure
3. A discourse that focuses on creative
works.
4. A discourse that is purely informative and
uses persuasion in presenting insights of a
concept/theories/ideologies in a scholarly
manner.
5. A discourse that uses idiomatic
expressions and/or sound patterns in
conveying themes
6-7. Gerard would like to write about his recent
trip to New Zealand. Identify which type of
discourse should he used in writing.
8. This discourse is usually procedural type of
information.
9. This Literary Discourse uses narration and first
person point of view in telling the story. EXAMPLE:
Diary Entries.
10. Type of Literary work that is created from the
imagination of the/an author.
