Lesson 1
Text as a Connected Discourse
Most Essential Learning Competency
At the end of this lesson, you should be
able to describe a text as a connected
discourse.
Text as a Connected Discourse
What is a
TEXT?
A text is made
up of sentences.
What is a
DISCOURSE?
A discourse is the use
of such sentences
(either in written or in
spoken).
Text as a Connected Discourse
What are
TEXTS?
• Journal
• News Articles
• Anecdotes
• Procedures
• Critiques
• Opinion Piece
• Position Paper
• Research Articles
• Blog posts, etc.
Text as a Connected Discourse
A text shall have the following characteristics:
(Jorgensen & Phillips, 2002)
•Cohesion
•Coherence
•Intentionality
•Informativity
•Acceptability
•Situationality
•Intertextulality
Text as a Connected Discourse
Cohesion
connection of
ideas in the
sentence level
Whatever idea the writer tries to express shall be
distinguished by the use of words.
Text as a Connected Discourse
Coherence
connection of
ideas at the
paragraph level
Cohesive devices such as furthermore, in addition,
secondly, moreover, and etc. connote that the writer is
supporting or continuing the previous claim or idea.
Text as a Connected Discourse
Intentionality
refers to the
purpose (intention)
of the writer.
A text must be written with a purpose
whether that is to inform, persuade, or entertain.
Text as a Connected Discourse
Informativity
the quantity of new
information in the
text.
A text is written to provide information or
perspective about a concept.
Text as a Connected Discourse
Acceptability
how factual the
pieces of
information are.
How true the information or ideas expressed?
Text as a Connected Discourse
Situationality
the appropriateness
of the text to the
target readers
The content of the text shall not be offensive to any
race, sex, religion, etc. A text shall always conform to
the situation.
Text as a Connected Discourse
Intertextuality
the connection of the
succeeding discourse
to the previous one.
For example, you cannot write an editorial about
COVID-19 if when, in the first place, COVID-19 does not
exist.
Text as a Connected Discourse
A text can be described as a
connected discourse if it contains
meaningful ideas which are linked
logically.
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