Text as Connected

Discourse
READING AND WRITING SKILLS
SECOND SEMESTER SY 2018 – 2019
OBJECTIVES:
 Differentiate text and discourse
 Describe written text as connected discourse
 Construct a script out of a given situation
 Distinguish the characteristic of a text from
that of a discourse
 Definition of Terms

TEXT DISCOURSE
 TEXT DISCOURSE

A. A large unit of
written language
 TEXT DISCOURSE

B. Utterance, talk,
speech, discussion,
and conversation
 TEXT DISCOURSE

C. A group of ideas put

together to make a
point or one central
idea
 TEXT DISCOURSE

D. An extended
expression of
thoughts or ideas
 TEXT DISCOURSE

E. Has a structure
which requires the
ideas to be relevant
to each other
 TEXT DISCOURSE

F. An actually
connected
discourse
 TEXT DISCOURSE

G. Result of the process

of speech production
in graphic form
 TEXT DISCOURSE

H. The process of
speech production in
the form of sound
 TEXT DISCOURSE

I. No personal
contacts between
communicators
 TEXT DISCOURSE

J. There are personal

contacts between
communicators
 TEXT DISCOURSE

K. Spontaneous speech in
a particular situation
with the help of verbal
and nonverbal means
 TEXT DISCOURSE

L. Perception of
speech in different
space and time
 TEXT DISCOURSE

M. Generation and
perception of speech in
a unity of space and
time
 TEXT DISCOURSE

A.A large unit of

written language
 TEXT DISCOURSE

B. Utterance, talk,
speech, discussion,
and conversation
 TEXT DISCOURSE

C. A group of ideas put

together to make a
point or one central
idea
 TEXT DISCOURSE

D. An extended
expression of
thoughts or ideas
 TEXT DISCOURSE

E. Has a structure
which requires the
ideas to be relevant
to each other
 TEXT DISCOURSE

F. An actually
connected
discourse
 TEXT DISCOURSE

G. Result of the process

of speech production
in graphic form
 TEXT DISCOURSE

H. The process of
speech production in
the form of sound
 TEXT DISCOURSE

I. No personal
contacts between
communicators
 TEXT DISCOURSE

J. There are personal

contacts between
communicators
 TEXT DISCOURSE

K. Spontaneous speech in
a particular situation
with the help of verbal
and nonverbal means
 TEXT DISCOURSE

L. Perception of
speech in different
space and time
 TEXT DISCOURSE

M. Generation and
perception of speech in
a unity of space and
time
 Written Texts:
 Non-fiction  Application Forms
 Fiction  Questionnaires
 Letters (Personal, Business)  Directions
 Greeting Cards  Recipes
 Diaries, Journals  Schedules
 Phone Messages  Advertisements
 Announcements
 Directories
Texts in general are self-contained,
well-informed, hang together,
make sense, have a clear
communicative purpose,
recognizable text types,
 Taking orders in a Restaurant
TASK: Match the Questions with the Answers
1. Are you ready to order? a. Medium, please.
2. Would you like any dessert? b. I’ll have a bowl of soup.
3. Anything to drink? c. Vanilla, chocolate and
4. How would you like strawberry.
hamburger? d. Yes. I’d like an egg salad
5. What would you like? sandwich.
6. What kind of ice cream do you e. Just a glass of water.
have? f. Cherry pie, please.
Choosing a Place to Stay
TASK: Making Suggestions/Offering Options

Using the advertisements, write a conversation.

Present the conversation to the class.
RUBRIC:
RELEVANCE = 25
ORGANIZATION = 20
COLLABORATION = 5