Discourse Analysis
Discourse Analysis
Discourse Analysis
DISCOURSE
ANALYSIS
Group 6:
Nguyen Thi Thuy Anh
(B)
Le Thi Minh Chau
Nguyen Hoang Duc
Huynh Thi Kim Dung
Nguyen Thuy Ha
Tran Van Hien
Nguyen Thi My Huong
OUTLINE
I.
I.
Top-down bottom-up
processing in writing
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a. Similar:
Writing and speaking are productive skill.
Writing is considered as monologic speech.
The writing process and speech production is a concern
with bridging the gap between producer and receiver.
The megtacognitive knowledge can help the user
compensate for lack of knowledge in the language area.
Both speaking and writing are productive skills.
b. The writing is
different from speech:
WRITING
SPEAKIN
- Use many linguistic
rules (writing style) to
write
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- Use many linguistic
rules (speaking style) to
speak
- Decontextualized
production process
a. Similar:
.Both reading and writing deal with
written text.
.The megtacognitive knowledge
can help the user compensate for
lack of knowledge in the language
area.
b. The writing is
different from reading:
WRITING
READING
-Productive skill
-Receptive skill
What
to
write
An
Applicati
on
Letter
Teaching writing
Pre-teaching
- based on Schema Theory
While-teaching
- Coherence
To make the well
- Theme and Rheme
written text
Staging: Themetisation
- Mechanical rules
Help Ss to think and self Post-teaching
evaluate
- Metacognition
Pre-Writing: Lead-in
- What do you have to do before
you can have a job interview?
- What should you write in an
application letter?
Read
new
sp a p
er
Search
o
the inte n
rn e t
Writ
e an
app
licati
lette on
r
Contact information
Salutation
Reason for writing
the letter
Your qualifications
Your experiences
Thanking
Complimentary
close
Pre-Writing: Lead-in
- What do you have to do before you
can have a job interview?
- What should you write in an
application letter?
organize the overview of the
content schema theory
An application Letter
While-teaching
Activity 1: Put the paragraphs
in the order of an application
letter
1
Mr. David Lee
The Personnel
Manager
ABC 5.
Company
GPO Box 1234
should
HongI Kong
2.
I am writing in response to your
advertisement in the Coventry
Daily News on August 31th 2008
inviting applications for the
summer
job at Westlake
Rescue
very
grateful
if
Centre.
be
6. you grant me an interview
I am
and hard
sohonest,
that I reliable
can explain
my
working. I can send you a
qualifications more fully.
reference from the manager of
3.
Dear Mr.
Lee,
10.
the pet shop and
also
fromSt.,
a
25 Le
Duan
teacher at my District
school. I1can start
4.
nd
work on 2 July.
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet
7.
Yours
8.
Nam
I have
experience
of working
with
I am
looking forward
to
sincerely
th
October
27
,
2014
animals.
Lastfrom
summer,
hearing
you. I worked
as a shop assistant in my local pet
9.
shop for six weeks. I have also got
Signature
two cats at home and I look after
Name
While-teaching
Paragraph 1 mentions:
.
..
Paragraph 2 mentions:
.....................................
Paragraph 3mentions:
Formal written
discourse
Post-teaching
Exercises help
Ss to brainstorm the ideas and write
the application letter.
Ss to self-evaluate/revise their paper.