film subtitles, games.
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The third, Raimes mentioned the purpose of writing as belows:
Writing hepls our students to learn. How? First, writing reinforces the grammatical structures, idioms, and vocabulary that we have been teaching
our students. Second, when our students write, they also have a chance to be the adventurous with the language, to go beyond what they have just
learned to say, to take risks. Third, when write they necessarily become very involved with the new language.
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In summary, the purposes of writing are to give a message, to express ideas, to get things done, to provide information and entertainment, and to give a chance
to our students for applying the language in written form.
B. Recount Text 1. The Definition of Recount Text
Anderson and Anderson stated that a recount is speaking or writing that tell about events that happened in the past.
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Linawati Setiadi et al. explained that: A recount is a piece of writing that tells events in a chronological
sequence. A recount is similar to a narrative text. The story may be an event or situation that took place on a particular day. The order of the
events is very important. A recount can entertain andor inform.
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It can be concluded that recount text represents the past events that experienced in daily life.
2. The Purpose of Recount Writing
According to Th. M. Sudarwati et al. the purpose of recount writing is to tell the readers about past events in series.
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Hyland also stated that the purpose of recount text is “To reconstruct past experiences by retelling events in original
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David Nunan, Language Teaching Methodology: A Textbook for Teacher,London: Prentice Hall, 1998, p. 84.
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Ann Raimes, Teachnique in Teaching Writing, New York:Oxford University Press, 2001, p. 3.
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Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson, Text Types in English 1, South Yarra: MacMillan Education Australia PTY LTD, 1997, p. 48.
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Linawati Setiadi et al, Seri Pendalaman Materi Bahasa Inggris SMAMA, Jakarta: Erlangga, 2008, p. 28.
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Th.M. Sudarwati et al, Look Ahead 1 An English Course for Senior High School Students Year
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, Jakarta: Erlangga, 2006, p. 30.
