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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