ANNOUNCEMENT

Definition of Announcement
Announcement berasal dari kata announce; dalam bahasa Inggris kata kerja announce bermakna "make a formal public declaration about a fact, occurrence, or intention. Jadi bisa dikatakan "announcement" bermakna pemberitahuan fakta, kejadian atau niat, baik tertulis atau terucap yang disampaikan kepada publik/khalayak umum.

Announcement is one of the short functional text. In English verb of announce had a meaning “make a formal public declaration about a fact, occurrence, or intention.” So Announcement is an official notification about something, Whether written or spoken which presented to the public.

The social function of  Announcement

To  make  a  formal  written  notice  of  certain  events  which  has  happened or going to happen.

Example:

English Speech Contest

For all students of  SMA WIJAYA KUSUMA, we announce English Speech Contest..

Time : Saturday, 22 March 2020

Place : Hall of SMA WIJAYA KUSUMA

Each class should register at least one student with one of these following topics :

1. The Advantage of Learning English
2. The Difficulties of Learning English
3. The Effective Ways of Learning English
4. The advantage of watching TV

For further information, visit the committee  of this English Speech Contest.

Cp. 0812xxxxxxxx 

How to make announcement?

Structure

Opening ( Title)

Content

Closing

The Content of announcement

• To whom the announcement is for
• The purpose of announcement itself .When the event will be held ( day, date , time )
• Where the event will take place
• Who makes the announcement

Language features

• Simple Present Tense
• Simple Future
• No conjunction
• Date, time, place
• Event

 FUNCTION:

Announcement provides complete and clear information about certain event or situation.

TIPS IN MAKING GOOD ANNOUNCEMENT:

• Straightforward and ease the readers to get information quickly.
• Keep it short, inviting, and to the point.
• Clear and complete.
• For a bad news, make a direct and no-nonsense statement.

The characteristic of good announcement  include the inform that tells what, when, where and  how. at the end of announcement, there should be a  strong call to action.