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Subject Discourse Analysis

Task INFORMATIVE DISCOURSE


Name Suci Azani Putri
Registered Number 17178026
Lecturer Dr. Hamzah, M.A, M.M

Readability Formula for English text at XI grade (Text 1)

Title: Earthquakes

Word length (wl) : 123


Sentence length (sl) : 73
Flesch’s readibililty formula

R.E. = 206.84 – (0.85 x wl) – (1.02 x sl)

206.84 – (0.85 x 123) – (1.02 x 73)

206.84 – 104.55– 74.46

27.83

Flesch formula, interpretation table


R.E result Valuation Level of education
0-30 Very difficult College
30-50 Difficult High school
50-60 Fairly difficult Junior High school
60-70 Standard Sixth grade
90-80 Fairly easy Fifth grade
80-90 Easy Fourth grade
90-100 Very easy Third grade

As mention in the formula result, the R.E for text 1 is 27.83. In the interpretation table of
Flesch formula, 27.83 is on the R.E result 0-30. It means that the valuation is very difficult and it
is for level of education for college.
Readability Formula for English text at XII grade (Text 1)

Title: Best Friend Forever

Word length (wl) : 98


Sentence length (sl) : 64

Flesch’s readibililty formula

R.E. = 206.84 – (0.85 x wl) – (1.02 x sl)

206.84 – (0.85 x 98) – (1.02 x 64)

206.84 – 83.3– 65.28

58.26

Flesch formula, interpretation table


R.E result Valuation Level of education
0-30 Very difficult College
30-50 Difficult High school
50-60 Fairly difficult Junior High school
60-70 Standard Sixth grade
90-80 Fairly easy Fifth grade
80-90 Easy Fourth grade
90-100 Very easy Third grade

As mention in the formula result, the R.E for text 1 is 58.26. In the interpretation table of
Flesch formula, 58.26 is on the R.E result 50-60. It means that the valuation is fairly difficult and
it is for level of education for junior high school.

On the basis of these result, the conclusion can be drawn that Text 2 is slightly easier than
Text 1. Both of texts also do not suitable for the level of education. They are provided for XII
and XI grade, but text 1 is found on the level of college and text 2 is in the level of junior high
school.

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