DISCUSSION TEXT

Basic Competencies

Menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks pembahasan ilmiah (discussion) lisan dan tulis, terkait isu kontroversial dan aktual.

Learning Objectives

1.   Identify the social function of discussion text

2.   Identify the text structure of discussion text

3.   Identify the language features of discussion text

4.   Find and collect various discussion text from various sources

5.   Analyze the text structure and language features of discussion text

Vocabularies

• Pro                              : Pro
• Cons                            : Kontra
• Deny                           : Menyangkal
• Role                             : Peran
• Curious                        : Ingin Tahu
• Feed                            : Memberi Makan
• Immediately                : Segera/Langsung
• Backyard                    : Halaman Belakang
• Prehistoric                   : Prasejarah
• Abundant                     : Berlimpah
• Fingertips                    : Ujung Jari
• Argue                          : Memperdebatkan
• Degrades                    : Menurunkan
• Guesses                      : Tebakan
• Huge                           : Sangat Besar
• Distraction                   : Gangguan
• Inquiry                         : Penyelidikan

Function

to express our opinion about a certain issue whether it is a pro or a con.

Structures

§  Title: to get a balance on a picture and point of view about an issue

§  Issue: indicating an issue

§  Argument ‘pro’: express arguments to support an issue

§  Argument ‘con’: express arguments against an issue

§  Conclusion

Features

§  The present tense : S + V1s/es + O/C

§  Modals: can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must

§  Connective words :
Conjunctions (as, and, but, if, or, etc.),
Prepositions (at, by, in, to, etc.),
Relative Pronouns (who, which, what, and that),
Relative adverbs (hence, when, where, why, etc.)

§  Contrasting connector: even if  ..., unless ..., however, on the other hand, in contrast to, nevertheless.

The internet on education: pros and cons

You know, we can't deny the role of the Internet in education. But actually, there are several positive and negative impacts of the Internet in education. 

One of the positive impacts of the Internet in education is when you are curious about something. You can find out the information to feed your ‘learning hunger’ immediately from the Internet. So, if you are curious about the ants in your backyard or if you want to know more about dinosaurs or any other prehistoric animal, there is abundant information at your fingertips and you can improve your knowledge. 

Well, on the other hand, some would argue that the Internet degrades the quality of research, throwing people into areas where the answers they find are low-quality guesses, at best. Since the Internet allows anyone to publish anything, finding high-quality information is sometimes difficult. The Internet can also be a huge distraction, like many other things they distract us from serious inquiry.  

So far, the role of the Internet in education has become a dilemma for many people in the world. On the one hand, it can feed our ‘learning hunger’, but on the other hand, it degrades the quality of research. 

Study the structure of the following discussion text

Text structure	Text	Feature
Title	The internet on education: pros and cons	Social function To get a balance on a picture and point of view about the role of the Internet on education
Issue	You know, we can't deny the role of the Internet in education. But actually, there are several positive and negative impacts of the Internet in education.	Sign indicating an issue · You know Sign indicating a controversy ·  Positive and negative
Argument ‘pro’	One of the positive impacts of the Internet in education is when you are curious about something. You can find out the information to feed your ‘learning hunger’ immediately from the Internet. So, if you are curious about the ants in your backyard or if you want to know more about dinosaurs or any other prehistoric animal, there is abundant information at your fingertips and you can improve your knowledge.	Grammar used   The present tense The use of modal Connective words
Argument ‘con’	Well, on the other hand, some would argue that the Internet degrades the quality of research, throwing people into areas where the answers they find are low quality guesses, at best. Since the Internet allows anyone to publish anything, finding high quality information is sometimes difficult. The Internet can also be a huge distraction, like many other things they distract us from serious inquiry.	Sign indicating an argument   Grammar used Contrastive connector Connective words The present tense The use of modal
Conclusion	So far, the role of the Internet in education has become a dilemma for many people in the world. On the one hand, it can feed our ‘learning hunger’, but on the other hand, it degrades the quality of research.	Sign indicating an argument Grammar used Contrastive connector The present tense The use of modal

Detail Explanation

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Reference

Theresia, Sudarwati M & Grace, Eudia. (2007). Pathway to English Untuk SMA/MA Kelas XII Kelompok Peminatan. Jakarta: Penerbit Erlangga.