Class 24

INSTITUTOESPECIALIZADODENIVELSUPERIOR
CENTROCULTURALSALVADOREÑOAMERICANO
Misión Institucional:
Formar profesionales en educación competentes, innovadores, con altos valores éticos y sensibilidad social, a través de la aplicación de procesos académicos y tecnológicos de
calidad que respondan a las exigencias, desafíos actuales y futuros.
Instructor: Lic. Samuel Fernández
Date: Friday, March 27th, 2015
Class # 23

Unit 2: Factors that influence the
translation process.
Achievement Indicator:
Describes the kind of texts and their function

AGENDA
Activity #1: Recalling previous learning
Activity #2: Describing the kind of texts
Activity #3: Wrapping up

Activity 1: Recalling Previous Learning
Purpose of the activity: To describe what students
know about the kind of texts.
Instructions:
1. Work in pairs.
2. Read the information on the next slide.
3. Describe what you know about the kind of
texts to your peer.
4. Share the most important information with the
class.

Language functions and structures for activity #4:
1. What I know about the kind of texts is
___________________________________
2. I think “kind of texts” refers to
___________________________________
3. One example of a kind of text is
_______________________________

Activity #2: Kind of texts
Purpose of the activity: To describe the different kind
of texts.
Instructions:
1. Work in pairs.
2. Read the information on the next slide.
3. Take notes.
4. Ask any question or doubt you might have.
5. Share the most important information with the
class.

Kind of texts.
Paltridge's Examples of Genres and "Text Types" (based on Hammond, Burns, Joyce, Brosnan, & Gerot, 1992)

Procedure
This one of the commonest type of texts.
Its characteristics are:
1. It describes a process.
2. It uses linking words to join ideas.
3. It is mostly written in the present tense.

Anecdote
This is an academic type of text.
1. It presents a request or approval.
2. It conveys information.
3. It is mostly used in informal contexts.

Description
This type of text has a general use.
1. It is used for commercial purposes.
2. It is used to persuade customers.
3. It is mostly used to present a product.

Description
This kind of text is part of a protocol.
1. It is used to inform.
2. It is a legal document.

Exposition
This kind of text is the most accepted paper by educational
institutions.
1. It is well-structured.
2. It shows academic performance.
3. It is used to present a scientific topic.

Exposition
A formal letter is mostly addressed to an institution.
1. It uses academic vocabulary.
2. It is used to make a request or a complaint.

Problem-Solution
Format Letter refers to its structure.
1. It presents the general information first.
2. It presents a possible solution to the problem.
3. It is mostly used in business contexts.

Recount
News Item is basically a news report.
1. It is written by a third party.
2. It is used to inform.
3. It has to be updated.

Procedure
A health brochure is another example of a procedure.
1. It describes a process.
2. It uses technical vocabulary.

Recount
A student assignment is a clear example of a recount
document, because a task is required to be completed.
1. It provides a series of instructions.
2. It is used only in academic contexts.

Review
A film review is basically a summary of a movie.
1. It takes into account the main idea of the film.
2. This kind of document is a short description of the film in
which the writer can not change any part or give a
personal opinion.

Activity #3: Wrapping up
Purpose of the activity: To describe two basic kind of texts.
Instructions:
1. Work in pairs.
2. Describe two basic kind of texts.
4. Use the language functions and structures provided.
5. Share your ideas with the class.

Language functions and structures for activity #4:
1. The basic kind of texts are
___________________________________
2. The kind of texts I can mention are
___________________________________
3. The information we studied today was
___________________________________

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