Reading and Writing, Discourse

• Reading


  The foundation of writing, understanding, is needed to construct meaning
• Reading as defined by Loop and Flood

  1. A decoding process (breaking down of written codes)
  2. A comprehensive process (can construct meaning)
• Process of Reading

  1. Word recognition
  2. Comprehension
  3. Fluency
• Why read?

  to develop a broad background, to anticipate and predict, to create motivation and interest, to build a good vocabulary, for pleasure and enjoyment
• Benefits of reading

  accurate spelling, correct writing form, write complex sentences, be more experimental, hear thought of others
• Writing


  A method of representing language in a visual/tactile form. A system of graphic symbols that can be used to convey meaning.
• Why write?

  to explore and learn, for problem solving, to express, to inform, to entertain, to describe, to persuade
• Benefits of writing

  to voice their thoughts, and provides writers with a vehicle to use their imaginations, gives writers a chance to engage in conversation with other writers, aids writers in reading critically of other words, motivates writers to engage with text that they're reading
• Discourse came from the word "discursus" which in Latin means conversation or speech
• Discourse is used in LINGUISTICS to refer continuous stretch of language larger than sentence.
• Discourse

  A concept used to analyze language & communication as social phenomena.

  In writing, a discourse is a FORMAL and LENGTHY discussion of a topic, where concepts & insights are arranged in an organized & logical manner.

  Used to describe various forms of communication, such as written, verbal, and visual.
• TEXT

  a large unit of written language

  a group of ideas put together to make a point/central idea

  has a structure which requires ideas in discourse to be relevant to one another
• DISCOURSE

  analysis of language based on context

  shapes text's meaning

  give specific meaning/context and message

  reason
• Organization

  Refers to ARRANGEMENT OF IDEAS in a text Making an OUTLINE of ideas helps in organization to distinguish general & specific ideas

  SKELETON of text
• Coherence


  It is the logical and orderly organization and connection of all parts that they unite in whole.
• Cohesion

  The micro level of the text, the words and sentences and how they join together
• Coherence and Cohesion


  Connection of ideas & between sentences & paragraphs.Usage of transitional words & cohesive devices
• Appropriate language


  Acceptable style of language for form of text
• Proper Mechanics

  • Conventions of writing (Capitalization, Punctuation, Spelling, Numerals, Abbreviations, Acronym, Contractions, Syntactically anomalous sentences)