Selasa, 10 April 2012

Hortatory exposition

Exposition HORTATORY TEXT UNDERSTANDING
Concise Oxford Dictionary mentioned in, Hortatory including adjectives (adjective) means "tending or Aiming to exhort" ("tend or aims to encourage / urge others to do something"). While the Exposition means "a comprehensive description and explanation of a theory" ("Explanation and elaboration of a comprehensive theory").
So in the language, if concluded, is a hortatory exposition text that describes a theory / problem in a comprehensive manner with the aim of encouraging others to do / not do something.
STRUCTURE OF GENERIC HORTATORY Exposition
Generic Structure, or the general arrangement of hortatory exposition is as follows:
A. Thesis / General Statement
Thesis / statement contains a general opening statement on the topic of discussion. As an example we will discuss about the dangers of smoking, thesis statement that we can use for example:
"Smoking can cause cancer, heart attacks, and impotence."
2. Arguments
Arguments, "Opinion" contains further discussions of the thesis statement in detail. It would be better if the argument was not only contains the personal opinions of the authors, but also may contain the opinions of experts. Referring to the example of smoking thesis statement above, we can make supporting arguments with more detail, for example:
Argument 1: I thought the heart attack suffered by the director of PT. LaptopButut, sir "XXX", due to the intensity of smoking more than drinking water. (To be developed further in this paragraph)
Argument 2: It has been widely proven that smoking has almost become a major cause of cancer. (Continue to develop this paragraph)
Argument 3: The Impotence of a boss "XXX" in town "XXX" is mentioned because of the habit of smoking before bed. (Continue to expand again this paragraph)
3. Recommendation.
Recommendation / suggestion contains advice writers on the topic of discussion.Learning English through music and songs is FunLearning English through music and songs can be very enjoyable. You can mix pleasure with learning when you listen to a song and exploit the song as a means to your English progress. Some underlying reason can be drawn to support the idea of ​​why we use songs in language learning.Firstly, "the song stuck in my head" Phenomenon (the echoing in our minds of the last song we heard after leaving a restaurant, shopping malls, etc) can be both enjoyable and Sometimes unnerving. This phenomenon also seems a to reinforce the idea That songs work on our short-and long-term memory.Secondly, songs in general also use simple conversational language, with a lot of repetition, the which is just what many Learners look for sample text. The fact That They are effective makes them many times more than other text Motivating. Although usually simple, some songs can be quite complex syntactically, lexically and poetically, and can be analyzed in the same way as any other literary sample.Furthermore, song can be appropriated by listener for Their Own purpose. Most pop songs and probably many other types do not have precise people, place or time reference.In Addition, songs are relaxing. They Provide variety and fun, and Encourage harmony within oneself and within one group. Little wonder They are Important tools in sustaining culture, religion, patriotism and yeas, even revolution.Last but not least, there are many learning activities we can do with songs Such as studying grammar, practicing selective listening comprehension, translating songs, learning vocabulary, spelling and culture.From the elaboration above, it can be concluded That learning through music and songs, learning English can be enjoyable and fun.

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