A Discourse Approach in Reading Week 8

 8   March   2016 

 Comparison and Contrast       

Today we had taken midterm test for 1.30 hours before we studied. We studied new lesson that was Comparison and Contrast.

Teacher wrote on the board and assigned us to think what are similarities and differences between Bangkok and Chiangmai?

 

 
Next, she showed the pictures between apples and oranges, asked us to think about the similarities and the differences, and wrote them on the whiteboard. I will show the answers that we think together.

Apple and Orange

 

Teacher asked us that why she assigned us to make diagram in class. She told us that it helps her to know background knowledge and opinion of the students. After that, we read the text about the distinction between high-and-low context cultures and made diagram on the whiteboard.

 Members of high-context cultures 
- More skilled in reading non-verbal behaviors
- Speak less and listen more
- Indirect and less explicit communication

 Members of low-context cultures 
- Stress direct and explicit communication
- Speak more and listen less
- Emphasize verbal messages and the shared information

 

Then, she explained a comparison-contrast pattern. It presents similarities(comparisons) between two or more things, differences(contrasts) between two or more things, or both similarities and differences.
She ordered homework to find meaning and example about the markers to point out comparison and contrast, and to do exercises on page 35-38.

What did you find easy?
The text was not hard, I can compare them that they are similar or different.

What did you find difficult?
The markers to point out comparison and contrast was difficult because some words,I have never seen before.

What did you solve the problem?
I highlighted it and listened to teacher carefully for to know the meaning and more knowledge.

What are your attitudes towards the lesson?
To describe or explain how two or more things are alike or different. We usually use it when we want to present opposing sides of an issue. It is very important.