Language Across
Curriculum
TRANSACTIONAL TEXT
VS
REFLECTIVE TEXT
D.S.Jeitly
Department of
Transactional text is writing that is a part of
written communication intended to
communicate or inform.
Eg)letters -written communication
Reflective text is writing that is formal or
informal subject matter using emotions,
memories or thoughts.
Eg)Reading a novel - about what we feel or
experienced
01 Aims
Transactional text Reflective text
The aims of these
The aims of these texts are to
texts are to critically examine
exchange ideas, an idea or
opinions,thoughts event,looking from
etc with others. different angles;
02
Examples
Transactional Reflective text
text Research
Letter, E-mail, report,booklet
Invitation ,book that discusses a
problem and
provides a solution
03
Language style
Transactional text Reflective text
Simple style of
Simple style of language; technical
language words are also
used.
04 Form
Transactional text Reflective text
Will be on the form
Will be in the form of an article or
of exchange of essay.
letters.
05
Cause-effect
relationship
Transactional text Reflective text
Not necessary Should be
necessary
06 Expressed idea
Transactional text Reflective text
Will be
presented in
Will be simple acceptable
manner
07 Chronological order
Transactional text Reflective text
Not necessary to May or may not
follow the be in
chronological order chronological
order
08 Understanding
Transactional text Reflective text
Easy to Difficult to
understand understand
09 Subject matter
Transactional text Reflective text
May be based
on subject
Based on subject
matter or
matter
personal
experience.
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