Abstract:The study investigated cohesion in Finnish upper-secondary school
EFL learners’ essays (N=46). Cohesive devices were digitally identified
using TAACO 2.0.4, and robust correlations were run to examine how the
devices related to human-rated holistic essay quality. The analyses found
that the two most important predictors of writing quality were the use of
modifying adverbs and adverbials as referential devices across paragraphs,
and a wide array of connectives to organise the… Show more
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