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Text Vs Discourse

The document discusses the difference between text and discourse. It defines text as a physical product made up of sentences with grammatical cohesion, while discourse is viewed as a process involving coherence between written and oral utterances. Discourse analysis investigates coherence, while text analysis deals with interpretation based on linguistic evidence. The document states that text becomes a connected discourse when read, as reading involves an interaction between the text and reader's knowledge and experience to derive meaning.

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Text Vs Discourse

The document discusses the difference between text and discourse. It defines text as a physical product made up of sentences with grammatical cohesion, while discourse is viewed as a process involving coherence between written and oral utterances. Discourse analysis investigates coherence, while text analysis deals with interpretation based on linguistic evidence. The document states that text becomes a connected discourse when read, as reading involves an interaction between the text and reader's knowledge and experience to derive meaning.

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Text

as a connected

Edlyn M. Baui
Text versus Discourse
Text Discourse
• Text is defined in • Discourse is viewed
terms of its being as a process.
a physical
product.
• Meaning is derived
• Meaning is not through the
found in text. reader’s interaction
with the text.
Text versus Discourse
A text is made up A discourse is
of sentences made up of written
having the and oral discourse
(utterances) having
property of the property of
grammatical coherence.
cohesion.
How to facilitate the interpretation of
a text while reading?
• Cohesion Coherence

Reader´s linguistic Reader´s experience


competence knowledge on
writing conventions
Text versus Discourse
Text analysis Discourse analysis
deals with investigates
cohesion. coherence.
Text versus Discourse
Text analysis Discourses are “ways
of combining and
deals with integrating language,
interpretation actions, interactions, ways
of thinking, believing,
based on valuing, and using various
linguistic symbols, tools, and objects
to enact a particular sort of
evidence. socially recognizable
identity.”
Text as discourse

Discourse is embedded in texts and that


texts make up discourse.

The text is the observable product of the writer’s


or speaker’s discourse.
What makes text
a connected
discourse?
Text becomes a
connected
discourse when
we READ.
What is reading?
READING is a cognitive process of decoding symbols
to derive meaning from a text. It is always an interaction
between the text and the reader.
We read to gain and share information and ideas,
whether for academic, personal, or professional
purposes.
Reading for Communication

Reader

Interaction Writer

Text
How to achieve an effective reading...
Metacognitive awareness
Top - Down processing
Consider Prior knowledge
and Prior reading experience
Apply knowledge of written convention
Consider the purpose of reading
Bottom - Up processing
Recruit linguistic knowledge -vocabulary,
grammar, punctuation, cohesion, orthography-
and Reading strategies
EFFECTIVE
READING
STRATEGIES
Reading Strategies
Previewing

Skimming

Scanning
Previewing
Previewing means looking at the readily visible parts of
the text.
It helps familiarize you with the contents of the
selection and focus on the important information in the
text.
Skimming
Skimming the text means you look for the main point of
the reading and identify the ideas that develop it.
Scanning
Scanning the reading is looking for specific
information.
This strategy involves physically moving your eyes
quickly along the lines of text.
Using Context clues
a. synonyms
b. antonyms
c. examples
d. explanations and definitions
e. situations
Using Connotation and Denotation
Stages of the Reader
1. Discovering books
2. Falling in love with books
3. Books as an identity
4. Books as a substitute for human interaction
5. Books as an unbearable frustration
6. No Books
7. Rediscovering Books
8. Hoarding books
9. Passing Books on to the next generation

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