Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Social function Procedure: To help us do a task or make something. They can be a set
of instructions or directions.
Text organization:
1. Goals ( the final purpose of doing the instruction)
2. Materials ( ingredients, utensils, equipment to do the instructions)
3. Steps ( a set of instruction to achieve the final purpose)
Language features :
RECOUNT
Social function recount: To tell the readers what happened in the past through a
sequence of events.
NARRATIVE
Social function narrative: To amuse or entertain the readers with actual or imaginary
experience in different ways. Narrative always deals with some problems which lead to
the climax and then turn into a solution to the problem.
Generic Structure Narrative:
DESCRIPTION
Social Function descriptive: To describe a particular person, place or thing.
NEWS ITEM
Social function news item: To inform readers or listeners about events of the day which
are considered newsworthy or important.
REPORT
Social function report: To describe the way things are (for example: a man -made thing,
animals, plants). The things must be a representative of their class.
ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION
Social function analytical exposition: To persuade the readers or the listeners that
something in the case, to analyze or to explain.
1. Thesis (usually includes a preview argument. It introduces topics and indicates the
writer’s position)
2. Arguments (consists of a point and elaboration sequence. The number of points
may vary, but each must be supported by discussion and evidence)
3. Reiteration (restates the position more forcefully in the light of the arguments
presented)
Language features analytical exposition:
SPOOF
Social function spoof: To tell an event with a humorous twist.
HORTATORY EXPOSITION
Social function hortatory exposition: To persuade the readers or the listeners that
something should or should not be the case.
EXPLANATION
Social function explanation: To explain the process involved in the formation or
working of natural or socio cultural phenomena
DISCUSSION
Social function discussion: To present information and opinions about more than one
side of an issue (“for” points “against” points)
REVIEW
Social function review: To critique an art work or event for a public audience