Transcription of Discussion Texts
{{id}} {{{paragraph}}}
Example: air traffic controller
Discussion Texts
92 Dis cu ssi onText sStru ctu re and fe atur esof d iscu ssi on t extsPURPOSEA dis cussion p resents differing opinions,viewpoi nts or pe rspectives on an issue,enabl in g the rea der to explore different ideasbef ore m ak in g a n informed decision. Thewriter normal ly e xplores different opin ionsan d en ds wit h a personal opinion orcommen S OF DI SCUSSIONT hroug hout th ei r li ves students will need toma ke de cis ion s. Rather than simply r es po ndingemotiv el y, it is im portant that they de ve lo p theskil ls t o look at bo th sid es of an argument,we ig hi ng th e posi ti ves and negatives o bjectivelybe for e t hey m ak e a rational decision. Di sc us sio n text s a re concerned w ith th ean al ys is , int erpretat ion and ev al uat io n of issue t ex t ty pe will give students th eopportunit y to de vel op the skil ls of fi nd ingin for ma ti on to su pport their arguments a ndemphasi ses th e im portance of anticipati ngar guments an d r esp onding to these.
The supporting material could be reported speech reflecting comments from specialists who have responded to the issue or supporting evidence. Thinking and action verbs are used to persuasively establish and ev alu t chrg m n, d so i language will be necessary. Recommendation or conclusion The discussion ends by presenting a personal
Tags:
Information
Domain:
Source:
Link to this page:
Please notify us if you found a problem with this document: