Recount (To continue yesterday)

Recount

               In the morning, I learned continually this lesson from yesterday. I learned the text which name is An Excursion to the Botanic Gardens today. It was about the place that students in the text went there, and then they wrote their activities in that day. The text is easy understanding, and the procedure of the text is good. Then, I did exercises and answered all questions after reading. In addition, I practiced reading more from two texts. They were a personal recount, which two texts were short and easy to read. I understood mostly these texts, and got more knowledge from exercises by reading and answering questions. So, I think personal recount is the best form of recount types that suits for the beginning readers. However, I mistook a  little my answers, and I didn't know some words. So, I will improve my reading skill and look up more vocabularies. Today, I had more knowledge from reading and enjoyed to learn in this class.

Recount

 

Recount

 

 

 



          Today, I learned about recount in the morning. There are three types of recount. The types of recount consists personal recount, factual recount, and imaginative recount. The teacher explained each type, and give some examples for students. I began to study personal recount first. I knew how to write the story perfectly that provided by text organization, including orientation, events, and reorientation. Moreover, I can divide language features in the text. Then, I read the text which name is My Grandpa's Funeral in Toraja. This text is about the ceremony in Indonesia. The writer described how to do the ceremony and activities in the ceremony. It is different from Thailand that I think it is a good tradition, they joined it and do many activities together in the ceremony. So, I think this text is interesting because I never know that before. However, I had some problems when I read it. I sometimes misunderstand because I do not know some words in this text. Then, I looked up them on my dictionary. Today, I got more knowledge such as words, text organization, language features, and etc. Thank you teacher for give a lot of knowledge to me.

Discourse Introduction

Discourse Introduction

        

            On 18th November 2013, I studied a Discourse Approach in Reading at the first class in this semester. A teacher introduced herself and explained about discourse markers. I studied about it and did exercises about genres of text. I knew genres of text such as Cause/Effect, definition, Problem solving, Procedure, Classification, and Comparison and Contrast. Moreover, I got many knowledge from vocabularies, linking verbs or conjunctions that a teacher gave a few sheets in the class. So, I knew how to use discourse markers more which benefit for writing in my daily life.