M1 LA3 Part 1 Task 1: Getting to Know Analytical Exposition Texts

M1 LA3 Part 1 Task 1: Getting to Know Analytical Exposition Texts

Instructions

In this activity, you will have to read two analytical exposition texts. Make necessary notes of their key features. It may facilitate you in doing the other tasks. Enjoy it.

Text 1

In Australia there are three levels of government, federal government, state governments, and the local governments. All of these levels of government are necessary. This is so for a number of reasons.

First, the federal government is necessary for big things. They keep the economy in order and look after things like defense. International affairs are also important to handle. For example, they carry out mutual collaboration with other nations in the world.

Similarly, the state governments look after the middle sized things. For example, they look after law and order, preventing things like vandalism in schools. Crimes occurring in a particular state need quick and instant solution. This will take long time if they are handled by the federal government.

Finally, the local governments look after the small things and daily matters. They look after things like collecting rubbish, otherwise everyone would have diseases.

Thus, for the reasons above we can conclude that the three levels of government are necessary.

(Adapted from (Gerot, L., & Wignell, P. (1994). Making Sense of Functional Grammar).

Text 2.

Learning from Television

Traditionally, educators have perceived television as not particularly beneficial to literacy development. Concerns were fueled by findings suggesting that with the introduction of television people spend less time reading books and reading scores decline. As our society is striving to make adjustments to the decline in literacy skills, new ways of learning and teaching are being explored, educators are becoming interested in exploring the educational potential of television. Therefore, the interest in television as an educational medium has increased for several reasons.

First, existing educational television programs that were developed to enhance the literacy development of both children and adults have been quite successful in achieving their intended outcomes. This has been reported in several researches dealing with such things such as television supported distance learning programs from the Open University in Great Britain.

Second, because television is a very accessible medium, it has the potential to reach learners that have not been able to participate in traditional adult literacy programs. Television is accessible both in terms of its technology and in terms of its content. By 1985, 99% of all US households had a least one television set. Moreover, viewers are intimately familiar with the content of television and tend to associate it with pleasurable experience because of its power to entertain

Finally, the development of new visual technologies makes it possible to provide users with more control and interactivity and thus to adapt televised instruction to the needs of a variety of learners and learning styles.

To conclude, many teachers in UK are recently becoming aware to benefit the potential of television programs to support the teaching processes.

Answer

Key Features

1.    Text 1

a)    Thesis

In Australia there are three levels of government, federal government, state governments, and the local governments

b)    Arguments

First, the federal government is necessary for big things. They keep the economy in order and look after things like defense. International affairs are also important to handle. For example, they carry out mutual collaboration with other nations in the world.

Similarly, the state governments look after the middle sized things. For example, they look after law and order, preventing things like vandalism in schools. Crimes occurring in a particular state need quick and instant solution. This will take long time if they are handled by the federal government.

Finally, the local governments look after the small things and daily matters. They look after things like collecting rubbish, otherwise everyone would have diseases

c)    Conclusion

Thus, for the reasons above we can conclude that the three levels of government are necessary.

d)    Language features

Ø  Using simple present tense

Ø  Using internal conjunction that connects arguments between two clauses ( first, second, for example)

Ø  Using casual conjuction (Similarly, finally, thus)

2.    Text 2

a)    Thesis

Traditionally, educators have perceived television as not particularly beneficial to literacy development

b)    Arguments

Ø First, existing educational television programs that were developed to enhance the literacy development of both children and adults have been quite successful in achieving their intended outcomes. This has been reported in several researches dealing with such things such as television supported distance learning programs from the Open University in Great Britain.

Ø Second, because television is a very accessible medium, it has the potential to reach learners that have not been able to participate in traditional adult literacy programs. Television is accessible both in terms of its technology and in terms of its content. By 1985, 99% of all US households had a least one television set. Moreover, viewers are intimately familiar with the content of television and tend to associate it with pleasurable experience because of its power to entertain

Ø Finally, the development of new visual technologies makes it possible to provide users with more control and interactivity and thus to adapt televised instruction to the needs of a variety of learners and learning stylesguments

c)    Conclusion

Many teachers in UK are recently becoming aware to benefit the potential of television programs to support the teaching processes

d)    Language features

Ø  Using simple present tense

Ø  Using internal conjunction that connects arguments between two clauses ( first, second,)

Ø  Using casual conjuction (finally, Traditionally, moreover )