2.2.3.1 A General Introductory of Hortatory Exposition Text
Hortatory exposition text is one of the factual genres. It means that the text is close with the students‟ life. It is a text which represents the attempt of the writer
to have the addressee do something or act in certain way. According to Linda Gerot and Peter Wignell 1995: 212 define
that “the purpose of the text is to persuade the reader or listener that something should or
should not be the case”. In addition, Hartono 2005:7 states that “hortatory exposition text is to persuade the reader or listener that something should or
should not be the case”. From the statements above, in the end we can conclude that hortatory exposition text is intended to explain the readers or listeners that
something should or should not be the case. To strengthen the explanation of the text, the speaker or writer needs some
arguments as the fundamental reasons of the given idea. In other words, the kind of text can be called as argumentations.
Hortatory exposition text is popular among science, academic community, and educated people. It can be found in scientific books, magazine, newspaper,
letter to editor, advertising, speeches, research report, etc.
2.2.3.2 The Generic Structure of Hortatory Exposition Text
According to
Gerrot and Wignell 1995:210 “the generic structure of hortatory exposition text usually has three components: 1 Thesis, 2 Arguments, and 3
Recommendation”. The discussions of them are as follows:
1 Thesis
Statement or announcement of issue concern 2
Arguments Reasons for concern that will lead to recommendation
3 Recommendation
Statement of what should not happen or be done based on the given arguments before.
2.2.3.3 Significant Lexicogrammatical Features
According to Gerrot and Wignell 1995: 210, the significant features of hortatory
exposition are as follows:
1. A hortatory Exposition text focuses on generic human and non human
participants, except for speaker or writer referring to self.
2. It uses mental processes. It is used to state what the writer or speaker
thinks or feels about something. For example: realize, feel, etc.
3. It often needs material processes. It is used to state what happens, for
example: has, polluted, etc.
4.
It usually uses Simple Present Tense and Present Perfect Tense.
5. Enumeration is sometimes necessary to show the list of given
arguments: Firstly, secondly, finally, in the end, etc.
2.2.4 The Task of the Teaching Writing
Kategori