Reading & Writing :

Discourse

3rdQ Lesson 1
 Learning Objectives

➯ identify the purpose of a discourse

➯ analyze a discourse

➯ identify the different types of

discourse and their characteristics

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 Discourse
comes from the word discursus

• in medieval Latin - “argument

• in late Latin - “conversation”

• formal and often lengthy discussion of a topic

where concepts and insights are arranged in an
organized and logical manner
• often associated with speech but may also be a
written text
• the way that language is used to convey
meanings or to propel action or provoke a
specific response
 Examples of Discourse

Critique Diary
states a writer’s opinion about the a daily record of
good and the bad parts of another someone’s personal
piece of writing or a work of art experiences and
uses formal language thoughts
Purposes of Discourse
Purposes of Discourse
Purposes of Discourse
 Analyzing a Discourse

Culture Social Environment

Understanding one’s Social relationship of
biases based from a person based from
his/her origin the society he/she
grew up

Experiences Personality
Personal accounts or firsthand One’s basis of mood
experience of events, though
subjective, establish credibility or tone to the
and reliability of information statements
presented in any discourse.
Types of
Discourse
 Academic Discourse
 Literary Discourse
Academic Discourse
• expository or argumentative in nature
• sometimes presents an individual’s insights
regarding a concept or method in a scholarly way
• includes academic journals and essays
General Format of Academic Discourse

Introduction - significance of the topic

Body - discusses the methods of

gathering information

Conclusion - reiterates the writer’s

claims and asserts his or her stand
Literary Discourse
• creative works such as poetry, short stories,
novels, plays, and even nonfiction
• texts that are used strictly for business
communication such as letters, memos, and
resumes
Types of Literary
Discourse

Poetic
Expressive
Transactional
 Types of Discourse

Poetic Expressive Transactional

commonly
focuses on found in found in
how language academic instructional
is used to journals, materials,
form themes letters, advertisement
and convey diaries, and s, and
ideologies blogs editorial
a personal articles,
narrative among others