Discussion

v   Sosial Function/ Purpose ( Tujuan) :

To present (at least) two points of view about an issue (menyajikan paling tidak dua sudutpandang tentang sebuah issue {setuju/ tidak setuju})

v   Generic / Schematic Structure ( Urutan Kejadian/ Pembahasan):

ü  Issue : Statement ( pernyataan) and Preview ( menyajikan suatu issue)

ü  Arguments for  (menyatakan setuju) and Argument against (menyatakan tidak setuju) or statement of differing points of view (menyatakan ada perbedaan pendapat.

1.   Points ( pendapat )

2.   Elaborations( pendukung pendapat)

ü  Conclution or Recommendation  (Kesimpulan yang positif atau Saran)

v   Linguistic Features  (Struktur/ Susunan Kebahasaan yang digunakan) :

ü  Focus on generic human and non-human participants (menggunakan obyek dan pelaku manusia dan hal/ benda)

ü  Use of Mental and Relational Processes

ü  Use of Simple Present Tenses

Example:

Boxing

There was a lot of discussion about thether boxing  should be banned. (Issue)

The people  who agree with this idea, such as Sarah, claim that if they to carry on boxing they should wear something to protect their head. They also argue that people who do boxing could have brain damage and get seriosly hurt. A further point they make is that most of the people that have died did have families. (Argument For)

However,  there are also strong argument against this point of view. Another group of people believe that boxing should not be banned. They say that why they invent it if it is a dangerous sport. They say that boxing is a good sport, people enjoy it. A furthermore reason is if they ban boxing it will ruin people’s careers. (Argument Against)

After looking at the different points of view and the evidence for them I think boxing should be bammed because five hundred people have died in boxing sice 1884. ( Conclusion)