Pengertian Recount Text Beserta Contoh

Recount Text yakni salah satu dari jenis teks bahasa Inggris yang menceritakan kembali kejadian-kejadian atau pengalaman-pengalaman di masa lampau. Tujuan komunikatifnya yakni melaporkan peristiwa, kejadian atau acara yang terjadi di waktu lampau dalam sebuah urutan secara kronologis untuk menghibur atau menunjukkan informasi kepada pembaca.  Di dalam Recount Text tidak terdapat komplikasi (Complication) ibarat halnya di Narrative Text.

Tujuan Komunikatif Teks Recount 

Tujuan komunikatif Recount Text ibarat klarifikasi di atas yakni untuk melaporkan peristiwa, kejadian atau acara dengan tujuan memberitakan atau menghibur tentunya tanpa ada konflik di dalam dongeng tersebut.
 

Generic structure Teks Recount
 

1. Orientation
Orientation atau pengenalan yaitu menunjukkan informasi perihal siapa, di mana, dan kapan kejadian atau acara itu terjadi di masa lampau.
 

2. Events
Events merupakan rekaman kejadian yang terjadi, yang biasanya disampaikan dalam urutan kronologis, ibarat "In the first day, I ... . And in the next day ... . And In the last day ..." . Di bab Events ini juga biasanya terdapat komentar langsung perihal kejadian atau kejadian yang diceritakan.
 

3. Reorientation
Pada bab Reorientation, terdapat pengulangan pengenalan yang ada di Orientation, pengulangan yang merangkum rentetan peristiwa, kejadian atau acara yang diceritakan.
 

 Ciri Kebahasaan Recount Text

Terdapat beberapa ciri-ciri kebahasaan yang mungkin akan teman-teman temukan saat membaca sebuah Recount Text. Ciri-ciri kebahasaan dari Recount Text tersebut adalah:

• Menggunakan Past Tense. Misalkan we went to zoo, I was happy, etc.
• Menggunakan Conjunction dan Time Connectives untuk mengurutkan kejadian atau kejadian. Misalnya and, but, the, aftar that, etc.
• Menggunakan Adverbs dan Adverbial Phrase untuk mengungkapkan tempat, waktu dan cara. Misalkan yesterday, at my house, slowly, etc.
• Menggunakan Action Verbs. Misalkan went, slept, run, brought, etc.

 Contoh Recount Text

My Holiday Was Fantastic

       Last summer I got a fantastic holiday. I visited some great places.
       I went to an airport and was going to fly to Cleveland. I was spending there two days. I liked to see some Cleveland Cavaliers basketball matches.
       Then I went to Hollywood. Hollywood is a famous district in Los Angeles, California, United States. It had become world-famous as the center of the film industry. Four major film companies – Paramount, Warner Bros., RKO and Columbia – had studios in Hollywood. I did not want to leave but I had to.
       After that, I went to New York city. I visited the Statue of Liberty. I went from the bottom of Manhattan to the top of the crown. That was very amazing.
       The places made me feel at home but I have to go home. Next time I would return to them.

R.A. Kartini

       Every april 21 people in indonesia commemorate the kartini day. It is beautiful day for the woman because we celebrate the birth of great lady R.A. Kartini. Everyone knows who kartini is. she is our national heroine and a great lady with the bright idea.
       Kartini was born in 1879 april 21 in mayong jepara. Her father was Rama Sosroningrat Wedana (assistant of head of regency) in mayong. her mother, Ma Ngasirah was a girl from Teluk Awur village in Jepara as the daughter of a noble family, she felt luck because she got more than the ordinary people got. She got better education than other children in november 12 1903 she married adipati djoyodiningrat, the head of rembang regency. According to javanese tradition Kartini had to follow her husband. then she moved to rembang.
       In september 13 1904 she gave a birth to her son. his name was singgih. but after giving birth to a son, her condition was getting worse and she finally passed away on september 17 1904 on her 25 years old.
       Now kartini has gone. but her spirit and dream will always be in our heart. nowadays indonesian women progress is influenced by kartini's spirit stated on collection of letter habis gelap terbitlah terang from the dusk to the dawn.