Discussion Text

Dalam bahasa Indonesia, discussion text adalah teks diskusi

A. Social Function ( Fungsi Sosial )
To present (at least) two points of view about an issue. ( Untuk menghadirkan sekurangnya dua hal dari pengamatan tentang sebuah isu. )

B. Generic Structure of Discussion ( Struktur Umum dari Discussion )
1. Issue: ( Isu )
^ Statement ( Pernyataan )
^ Preview ( Pengamatan kembali )
2. Arguments for against or statement of differing points of view: ( Argumen untuk melawan atau pernyataan perbedaan hal - hal dari pengamatan )
^ Point ( Hal - hal )
^ Elaboration ( Uraian )
3. Conclusion or recommendation ( Kesimpulan dan saran )

C. Significant Lexicogrammatical Features ( Ciri Lexicogrammatical Penting )
1. Focus on generic human and generic non-human Participants ( Berpusat pada peserta manusia umum dan peserta bukan manusia umum )
2. Use of: ( Penggunaan )
^ Material Processes, e.g. has produced, have developed, to feed ( Proses material : has produced, have developed, to feed )
^ Relational Processes, e.g., is, could have, cause are ( Proses relatif : is, could have, cause are )
^ Mental Processes, e.g., feel. ( Prose batin : feel )
3. Use of Comparative, contrastive and Consequential conjunctions ( Penggunaan konjungsi komparatif, kontrastif dan konsekuensial )
4. Reasoning expressed as verbs and nouns (abstraction) ( Penalaran dinyatakan sebagai kata kerja dan kata benda ( pemisahan ) )

Example

The Advantage and Disadvantage of Nuclear Power

Nuclear power is generated by using uranium which is a metal mined in various part of the world. The first large scale of nuclear power station was opened at Calder Hall in Cumbria, England in 1956.
Some military ships and submarines have nuclear power plant for engine. Nuclear power produces around 11% of the world's energy needed, and produces huge amounts of energy. It cause no pollution as we would get when burning fossil fuels. The advantages of nuclear plant are as follow:

^ It costs about the same coal, so it is not expansive to make.
^ It does not produce smoke or carbon dioxide, so it does not contribute to the greenhouse effect.
^ It produces huge amounts of energy from small amount of uranium.
^ It produces small amount of waste.
^ It is reliable.

On the other hand, nuclear power is very, very dangerous. It must be sealed up and buried for many years to allow the radioactivity to die away. Furthermore, although it is reliable, a lot of money has to be spent on safety because if it does go wrong, a nuclear accident ca be a major accident.

People are increasingly concerned about this matter. In the 1990's nuclear power was the fastest growing source of power in many parts of the world.