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1. Communication Studies- Types of dicourse Ms. R. Patterson This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND

2. Evaluating Types of Discourse IN PAPER Two, Section 1 of the examination you are often required to read an extract taken from a passage, and then write an essay in which you not only state the writer's main point but also comment on the strategies used by the writer as well as discuss the suitability of the extract for a specific audience. In order to respond adequately to such a question, you ought to be able to identify each type of discourse. Generally, this is done according to the writer's purpose, the intended audience and the writer's style (structural techniques, devices and strategies). 2

3. 3 Types of Discourse There are basically four types or modes of discourse that writers may utilize individually or in a combination, to achieve the specific purpose they intended .

4. Descriptive 4 Gives sensuous details about people , places, times of day, feelings, etc. Purpose Structural Techniques & Devices Applications To identify, to construct a verbal picture, to express what a thing looks, sounds, feels, smells or tastes like Adjectives Sense data Descriptive sequence Catalogues, travel books, scene settings, word portraits

5. Persuasion/Argument 5 Purpose Structural Techniques & Devices Applications To cause belief or action (1) Repetition, rhetorical questions, emotional appeals (2) Evidence facts, authoritative opinions, personal experience Refutation of counter argument (1)Advertisements, political speeches, sermons (2) Essays

6. Narration 6 tells a story, details a series of related events . Purpose Structural Techniques & Devices Applications To entertain, to inform Action Verbs Dialogue Narrative point-of-view First/third person narration Novels, biographies, short stories and autobiographies

7. Exposition 7 M akes an idea clear, analyses a situation, defines a term, gives instructions Purpose Structural Techniques & Devices Applications To explain, to identify the subject in a number of alternative ways, to inform Analysis, classification, definition, illustration, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, analogy Textbooks, reference books, training manuals, essays, reports

8. Activity 8 Use the given table to draw lines to (1)link each type of discourse in Column A with an appropriate example from Column B. Identify the structural techniques and/or devices. Column A Column B Description She did not sit the Spanish examination in May Exposition Therefore, the expression is meaningless Argument We jumped in the back of the pickup and headed towards the beach. We were in for a fun-filled day, little did we know that some of us would not have made it back. Narrative Seth draped the multi-coloured satin scarf around her neck as she strutted down the runway.

9. Evaluating Types of Discourse Write the appropriate type of discourse on the dotted line next to each example. ........... I am of the view that air transport continues to offer a great combination of convenience, speed and safety unmatched by any other means of transportation. 2. ........... Getting lost can be a frustrating experience. Last summer three friends and I took a camping trip to YS Falls. We loaded our camping equipment and started for the campground. 3. ........... The little trees had real, scratchy barks and were bristled with leaves and needles. Some of the branches held tiny pinecones, walnuts, apples and pears. 4. ........... The rocks found on the earth and the moon are composed of the same minerals and elements. 9