d. Analytical Exposition
Its communicative purpose is to persuade the reader or listener that something is in the case. It has the schematic structure thesis, arguments, and
reiteration or summing up. It has the language features such as: focus on generic human and non-human participant, use of simple present tense, more use of
modality and modulation, few temporal conjunctive relations, reasoning expressed as verbs and nouns, and use of material, relation and mental process.
e. Hortatory Exposition
There is little difference between hortatory and analytical exposition that the former has the communicative purpose to persuade the reader or listener that
something should or should not be the case. In hortatory exposition the organization of the text is thesis, arguments, and recommendation. This factual
genre has the language features such as: focus on generic human and non-human participants, use of mental processes, material processes, relational processes, use
of simple present tense.
f. Discussion
This text type is used to look at more than one side of an issue. Discussion allows us to explore various perspectives before coming to an
informed decision. Its social function is to present at least two points of view about an issue. The schematic structure of this text type is issue, arguments for
and against or statements of differing points of view, conclusion or recommendation. It has the language features such as: focus on generic human
and non-human participants, use of modality and modulation, use of logical conjunctive relations, reasoning expressed as verbs and nouns, use of material,
relational, and mental process.
g. Procedure
This factual genre is used to describe how something is accomplished through a sequence of actions or steps. They can be a set of instructions or
directions. Its schematic structure is goal, materials and equipments needed, and steps or sequences of actions. This text type has language features such as: focus
on generalized human agents, use of simple present tense or imperatives, use of technical terms, use of mainly temporal conjunctive relations, and use of mainly
material or action clauses. h. Review
It is used to critique an art work or event for a public audience. This text type has the schematic structure orientation, interpretative recount, evaluation,
evaluative summation. It also has the language features such as: focus on particular participants, direct expression of opinion through use of attitudinal
lexis, use of elaborating and extending clause and group complexes to package the information, and use of metaphorical language.
i. Narrative
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