Definition and Classification

Yesterday, I knew about Definition, it refers to an explanation of the meaning of the word or phrase. And Classification refers to the act or process of putting people or things into group or class. I learned them in Discourse Approach in Reading class. In our practice sheets, we read the text and wrote the general definition, the focus, divisions and subdivisions in the text. I thought this lesson was very useful for me.

Cause and Effect

This morning, I had a sore throat and had a fever, so I couldn’t come to a Discourse Approach in Reading class. My friend kept the cause and effect sheet for me.

Cause and Effect are used to show how the facts result due to other facts. Words that signal the type of text structure are because, since, if…then and thus etc. Because I wasn’t come to class, I didn’t understand about the lesson. I felt bad.

Comparison and Contrast

Yesterday, I learned about comparison and contrast in a Discourse Approach in Reading class. Comparison and contrast told to similarities and difference between two or more things. We use it when we want to explain or describe how two or more things were alike or different. The words refer to show comparisons are both, same, like, common, in the same way and similar etc. The words refer to show contrasts are while, however, although, unlike, difference and yet etc.

From the text ‘Men and Women: Do they speak the same language?’, I agreed with Tannen’ s view. Because men and women spoke different and cross -cultural communication. The important thing, men and women had very different about thinking. Men spoke and do everything for win and business. But women spoke for communication.