Module 1 : English for Personal

Communication
Starts May 29, 2019 7:00 AMEnds Jun 1, 2019 11:30 PM

"Greetings from Lecturers!"

WELCOME TO ENGLISH MODULE
Warm welcome to English Module 1 English for Personal Communication. This module is
developed to help you rejuvenate and maintain your English skills in building and maintaining
personal relation with people around you and others new to you. As the future of EFL teachers
in Indonesia for the century, you will be exposed to a wide range of English uses for Personal
Communication both in written and spoken texts. The need to maintain your skill to use English
in appropriate context is a part of your capacity building as a professional EFL teacher in the future.

Therefore, in this first module, you will relearn personal letters, announcements, analytical
exposition text, and hortatory exposition in various contexts. There are four activities
developed based on the type of texts given to you. On each type of text, you will be given a
range of one to eight tasks, and also links to the learning sources available on the internet.
Your task will be in both written and spoken forms. Read each instruction carefully before
you begin working with a new task. On each part of the activity there will also be one
formative test and one final test for the module. As a part of 2013 Curriculum’s approach,
each activity in this module will focus on social function, the text structure and the lexico-
grammatical feature of the given texts.
We wish you all the best for this hybrid learning!!

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Personal Communication
 Learning Activity 1: Personal Letters

ACTIVITY 1 PERSONAL LETTERS

Welcome to English for Personal Communication!

In this first section of the module, you will learn some personal letters, observe
the social function, structure, and lexico-grammatical features of the text. Through this
section you will comprehend and be able to create personal letters that suit your needs as
part to build and maintain your personal relation to other people.This skill is one of the
language skills that we use on a daily basis. The task given will require you to use
analytical approach

Learning Outcomes
In Learning Activity 1 you will learn the following competencies:

Attitude

To uphold and apply religious values, moral values, ethical values, personal and social
values (honesty, discipline, accountability, independence), care and respect for
differences and diversity, tolerance, peace, collaboration, nationalism.

Knowledge

To analyse the social functions, text structures, and lexico-grammatical features of a

number of personal letters in regard to the contexts of situation.

Skills

1. To read a number of personal letters from varied contexts of situation

2. To compare the social functions of personal letters
3. To compare the text structure of personal letters
4. To compare the lexico-grammatical features of personal letters
5. To construct and respond to personal letters

Unit Learning Outcomes

6. To read a number of personal letters meaningfully.

7. To compare the social functions of a number of personal letters regarding
the context of situation, the target receiver, and the points of interests or
importance.
8. To compare the structure of each of the report texts, including the layout, the
structure, and the detailed information.
9. To compare the lexico-grammatical features of personal letters by determining the
choice of words and expressions, the use of direct and indirect
sentences, the tenses, the fonts, the punctuation marks, etc.
 10. To construct a personal letter and respond to the letter according to their context
of situation, social function, text structure, and lexico-grammatical features.

Learning Materials

The learning materials in this activity will be divided into two main sections: Key
Features of The Text and Meaning Making Task. Study them carefully and do each of the
tasks that follows.

Key Features

Personal Letters

Social Function

To build and maintain interpersonal relation with family, relatives, and friends.

Generic Structure

o Opening
o Sharing current and past personal news
o Responding the expected, unexpected, and personal news

Significant Lexico-grammatical Features

o Focus on exchanging personal current news, feelings, and conditions

o Use of pronouns, simple present tense, and past tense
o Use of date and address
o Informal greetings or salutations

(Silabus SMA & SMK, dan SMP, 2013)

Meaning Making Tasks

This section is divided into two parts. The first part, Getting to Know Personal Letters,
includes a number of Tasks in which you will be guided to analyse (1) the social
functions, (2) the text structures, and (3) the lexico-grammatical features of personal
letters from three different contexts of situation. The second part,Constructing Personal
Letters. In this part you will write some personal letters to address the social functions,
the text structures, and the lexico-grammatical features.

o Meaning Making Tasks

 o Reflective Summary

Now that you have learnt all the materials in this activity, please write your
reflection on the sheet provided.

o Formative Test

Please do the formative test below to see how much you have learnt in this
activity.

 Learning Activity 2: Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENT
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes in Learning Activity 2 are set out below.

Attitude
To uphold and apply religious values, moral values, ethical values, personal and social
values (honesty, discipline, accountability, independence), care and respect for
differences and diversity, tolerance, peace, collaboration, and nationalism.

Knowledge
0. To understand, apply, and compare the social functions, text structures, and
lexico-grammatical features of a number of announcement in regard to the
contexts of situation.
1. To apply the knowledge to engage in social functions with announcement, in
contextually acceptable text structures and lexico-grammatical features.

Skills
2. To demonstrate the differences and similarities
between a number of announcement from
varied contexts of situation, in regard to the social functions, text structures,
and lexico-grammatical features.
3. To produce a number of announcement for contextually acceptable social
functions, with contextually acceptable text structures and lexico-grammatical
features.

Unit Learning Outcomes

o To read a number of announcement meaningfully.
o To compare the social functions of a number of announcement regarding th
e context of situation, the target readers, and the points of interests or
importance.
o To compare the structure of each of the announcement including the general
structure and detail descriptions.
o To compare the lexico-grammatical features of announcement by determining the
choice of words and expressions, the use of direct and indirect
sentences, the tenses, the fonts, the punctuation marks, etc.
o To construct an announcement according to the context of situation, social
function, text structure, and lexico-grammatical features.

Learning Materials
The learning materials in this activity will be divided into two main sections: Key
Features of The Text and Meaning Making Task. Study them carefully and do each of the
tasks that follows.

Key Features
Announcement

Social Function

To share planned/arranged activities/agenda

Generic Structure
o Headings/Purposes
o Detailed information

Significant Lexico-grammatical Features

Common expressions in announcement

Singular and plural nouns with or without articles a, the, this, those, my, their, etc.

Pronunciation, Intonation, spellings, and punctuation marks.

Meaning Making Tasks

This section is divided into two parts. The first part, Getting to Know Announcement,
includes a number of Tasks in which you will be guided to analyze

11. the social functions

12. the text structures, and
13. the lexico-grammatical features of announcement from three different
contexts of situation.

In the second part, Constructing Announcement, you will write some announcement to
address the social functions, the text structures, and the lexico-grammatical features.

o Part 1: Getting to Know Announcements

An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which

gives information about something that has happened or
that will happen. The announcement of something that has happened is the act of
 telling people about it. An announcement in a public place, such as newspaper or
the window of a shop, is a short piece of writing telling people about something
or asking for something

Taken
from: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/announcement

o Part 2: Constructing Announcements

o Reflective Summary

Now that you have learnt all the materials in this activity, please write your
reflection on the sheet provided.

o Formative Test

Please do the formative test below to see how much you have learnt in this
activity.

 Learning Activity 3: Analytical Exposition

ACTIVITY III
Analytical Exposition
Welcome to Activity III. In this activity we will enjoy learning what an analytical
exposition is and how to write it. Well. Are you ready? Let's begin.

Learning Outcomes
Attitude

To uphold and apply religious values, moral values, ethical values, personal and social
values (honesty, discipline, accountability, independence), care and respect for
differences and diversity, tolerance, peace, collaboration, and nationalism.
Knowledge

0. To understand, apply, and compare the social functions, text structures, and
lexico-grammatical features of a number of analytical exposition texts in regard to
the contexts of situation;
1. To apply the knowledge to engage in social functions with analytical exposition
texts in contextually acceptable text structures and lexico-grammatical features.

Skills

2. To demonstrate the differences and similarities between a number of analytical

exposition texts from varied contexts of situation in regard to the social functions,
text structures, and lexico-grammatical features.
3. To produce a number of analytical exposition texts for contextually acceptable
social functions with contextually acceptable text structures and lexico-
grammatical features.

Unit Learning Outcomes

4. To identify the differences and similarities of several analytical exposition texts as

compared to other texts from varied contexts of situation in regard to the social
functions, text structures, and lexico-grammatical features.
5. To produce two analytical exposition texts for contextually acceptable social
functions with contextually acceptable text structures and lexico-grammatical
features.

Learning Materials

The learning materials in this activity will be divided into two main sections: Key
Features of the Text and Meaning Making Tasks. Study them carefully and do each of the
tasks that follows.

Key Features

Analytical Exposition

Social Function

To persuade the readers or listeners that something is the case.

Generic Structure

Thesis:

o Position: Introduces topic and indicates writer’s position

o Preview : Outlines the main arguments to be presented.
Argument:

o Point: Restates main argument outlined in preview

o Elaboration: Develops and supports each point/argument

Reiteration:

o Restates writer’s position

Significant Lexico-grammatical Features

o Focus on generic human and non-human participants

o Use of simple present tense
o Use of relational processes
o Use of internal conjunction to stage argument
o Reasoning through causal conjunction or nominalization.

Source: (Gerot, L., & Wignell, P. (1994). Making sense of functional grammar.

Meaning Making Tasks

This section is divided into three parts. The first part, Getting to Know with Analytical
Exposition Texts, includes a number of Tasks in which you will be guided to analyse

16. the social functions,

17. the text structures,
18. the lexico-grammatical features of analytical exposition from three different
contexts of situation.

The second part is for you to identify differences and similarities of the analytical
exposition texts by comparing them with other texts. The third part is constructing
analytical exposition texts in which you will have to write some analytical exposition
texts to properly address the social functions, the text structures, and the lexico-
grammatical features.

o Part 1: Getting to Know Analytical Exposition Texts

o Part 2: Comparing Analytical Exposition Texts with Other Texts

File
 Answer the questions below to check your comprehension about the social
function, text structures, and the lexico-grammatical features of analytical
exposition texts.

o Part 3: Comparing analytical exposition texts with other texts

o Reflective Summary

Now that you have learnt all the materials in this activity, please write your
reflection on the sheet provided.

Please check what the correct pronunciation is. Use your pronouncing dictionary
to check it or open:

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o Formative Test

Please do the formative test below to see how much you have learnt in this
activity.

 Learning Activity 4

Welcome back to English for Personal

Communication!
Will learn some Hortatory Exposition texts by observing the text’s social function,
structure, and lexico-grammatical features. able to use a mind map to comprehend the
text. use on a daily basis as a language learner. The task given will require you to use
analytical approach.

Learning Outcomes
Attitude
To uphold and apply religious values, moral values, ethical values, personal and social
values (honesty, discipline, accountability, independence), care and respect for
differences and diversity, tolerance, peace, collaboration, and nationalism.

Knowledge

o To understand, apply, and compare the social functions, text structures, and
lexico-grammatical features of a number of hortatory exposition texts in regard
to the contexts of situation;
o To apply the knowledge to engage in social functions with hortatory exposition
texts, in contextually acceptable text structures and lexico-grammatical features.

Skills

o To demonstrate the differences and similarities between a number of hortatory

exposition texts from varied contexts of situation, in regard to the social
functions, text structures, and lexico-grammatical features.
o To produce a number of hortatory exposition texts for contextually acceptable
social functions, with contextually acceptable text structures and lexico-
grammatical features.

Unit Learning Outcomes

o To present two hortatory exposition texts with contextually different social

functions, text structures, and lexico-grammatical features
o To explain the contextual differences and similarities between the hortatory
exposition texts in regard to the social functions, text structures, and lexic-
ogrammatical features.
o To write a number of hortatory exposition texts for contextually acceptable
social functions, with contextually acceptable text structures and lexico-
grammatical features.

Learning Materials

Learning materials in this activity will be divided into two main sections: Key Features of
the Text and Meaning Making Task. Study them carefully and do each of the tasks that
follows.

Key Features

Hortatory Exposition Texts Social Function

To persuade the readers or listeners that something should or should not be the case.

Generic Structure
 o Thesis: Announcement or issue of concern.
o Argument: Reasons for concern, leading to recommendation.
o Recommendation: Statement of what ought or ought not to happen.

Significant Lexico-grammatical Features

10. Focus on generic human and non-human participants, except for speaker or writer
referring to self.
11. Use of
o Mental Processes: to state what writer thinks or feels about issue e.g. realize, feel,
appreciate.
o Material Processes: to state what happens e.g. is polluting, drive, travel, spend,
should be treated.
o Relational Processes: to state what is or what should be.
o Use of simple present tense.

Source: (Gerot, L., & Wignell, P. (1994). Making sense of functional grammar.

Meaning Making Tasks

This section is divided into three parts. The first part, Getting to Know with Hortatory
Exposition Texts, includes a number of tasks in which you will be guided to familiarize
(1) the social functions, (2) the text structures, and (3) the lexico-grammatical features of
hortatory exposition from three different contexts of situation. The second part is for you
to identify differences and similarities of hortatory exposition texts with regard to the
social functions, text structures, and lexico-grammatical features. The third part is
constructing hortatory exposition texts in which you will have to write one hortatory
exposition texts to properly address the social functions, the text structures, and the
lexico-grammatical features.

o Part 1: Getting to Know Hortatory Exposition Texts

o Part 2: Constructing Hortatory Exposition

o Reflective Summary

Now that you have learnt all the materials in this activity, please write your
reflection on the sheet provided.

o Formative Test
 Please do the formative test below to see how much you have learnt in this
activity.

o References

 Final Assignment Modul 1

Here is a final test to measure your understanding on all of the learning materials in this
module.

o Summative Test M1

Quiz

Starts May 29, 2019 7:00 AMEnds Jun 1, 2019 11:30 PM

o Final Assignment M1

Assignment