Tugas 10 : Spoof, Explanation, News Item, Discussion, and Report Text

Name : Ferbawanti. S (47)

SPOOF TEXT

According to Kamil (2011), Spoof is a text which tells factual story, happened in the past time with unpredictable and funny ending. Its social function is to entertain and share the story.

EXPLANATION TEXT

According to Bruce (2010), Explanations explain exactly how stuff works or why something is the way it is.

NEWS ITEM, DISCUSSION, REPORT TEXT

According to Marpudin (2010), news item is a text which informs readers about events of the day. The events are considered newsworthy or important. Discussion is a text which present a problematic discourse. This problem will be discussed from different viewpoints. Discussion is commonly found in philosophical, historic, and social text. Report is a text which presents information about something, as it is. It is as a result of systematic observation and analysis.

From the passages above, it can be assumed that spoof text is a text which contains humor and funny moments. Explanation text is a text which explain about something. News Item text is a text which inform about current event that is important. Discussion text is a text which discuss about a problematic discourse. And report text is a text which inform about an observation or analysis.

References:

Bruce, Adrian.(2010). Explanation Text Type. Retrieved from: (http://www.adrianbruce.com/writing/explanation/explanation_definition.htm)

Kamil, Suhaily.(2011). Penjelasan Spoof Text. Retrieved from: (http://suhailykamil.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/penjelasan-spoof-text/)

Marpudin.(2010). Definisi Jenis-jenis Text Bahasa Inggris. Retrieved from: (http://marpudin.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/definisi-jenis-jenis-teks-bahasa-inggris-genre/)