EFL Students’ Coherence Skill in Writing: A Case Study of Third Year Students of Bachelors in English Language

RahmtAllah, Enas Abdelwahab Eltom

doi:10.5539/elt.v13n8p120

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“…Even though the average score of repetition of key nouns and the transitional signal is lower than two other coherence devices, the student's ability in applying each of the coherence devices is categorized into good categories. The finding of this study is similar to the research finding from RahmtAllah since he saw the result of his analysis is most of the students applied the pronouns in their writing [12]. Furthermore, Dasril, Zaim, and Ningsih analyzed the students' coherence in the background of the problem of the thesis proposal [13].…”

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Graduate Students’ Ability in Constructing Coherence in the Review of Related Theories of Thesis Proposal

Hutasuhut¹,

Hafizh²

2022

Proceedings of the 67th TEFLIN International Virtual Conference &Amp; The 9th ICOELT 2021 (TEFLIN ICOELT 2021)

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Coherence is one of the elements that should be considered in writing, especially in writing a review of related theories of the thesis proposal. Furthermore, it is also known if the review of related theories is one of the main sections in the thesis proposal since the students' understanding of the topic of study can be seen in this section. Their knowledge in this section can be seen when they have to find out, explain, and review the theories from some experts. However, some coherence issues occur in writing a review of related theories of the thesis proposal. The matters are the students often lack in using the transitional signals to connect the ideas in writing the review of related theories, grammatical problems, and the way students organize the ideas. Related to these issues, this article has the aim to seek the ability of graduate students to construct coherence in the review of related theories of thesis proposals. The descriptive research design was used in this study to describe their ability to create coherence. To determine their ability, 24 reviews of related theories from different thesis proposals were chosen using purposive sampling. It was found that most of the graduate students had good ability in constructing coherence in their review of related theories of thesis proposal. Thus, it can be interpreted if graduate students understood well and could apply the coherence well enough in writing a review of related theories.

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confidence: 84%

Graduate Students’ Ability in Constructing Coherence in the Review of Related Theories of Thesis Proposal

Hutasuhut¹,

Hafizh²

2022

Proceedings of the 67th TEFLIN International Virtual Conference &Amp; The 9th ICOELT 2021 (TEFLIN ICOELT 2021)

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“…Yet, in spite of its fundamental importance in writing, it is deemed to be a fuzzy and abstract concept in most ESL contexts (Lee, 2002), a misconception that often leads to its neglect in teaching and learning (Attelisi, 2012). One consequence of this deficit is that many adult ESL learners struggle to produce coherent texts (Masadeh, 2019;RahmtAllah, 2020). In addition, coherence has been considered a subjective construct (Van Dijk, 1977).…”

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Cognitive Predictors of Coherence in Adult ESL Learners’ Writing

Saeed

Everatt

Sadeghi³

et al. 2022

JLE

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Background. Coherence is considered one of the most important qualities of written discourse. Despite its fundamental importance, it is still considered a fuzzy and abstract concept in most English Second Language (ESL) contexts. Consequently, many ESL learners struggle to produce a coherent text. Morphological, phonological, orthographic awareness, vocabulary knowledge, and grammatical competence have been identified as predictors of writing quality in novice writers. There is, however, a lack of data to assess whether such linguistic skills also predict coherence in adult ESL learners’ writing. Purpose. The purpose of the study was to find out the relationships among a set of linguistic skills measures which included morphological, phonological, orthographic awareness, vocabulary knowledge and grammatical competence and coherence in adult ESL learners’ writing. Methods. To testify to the potential predictors of coherence in ESL writing, adult university students (126) were assessed by the measures of the linguistic skills mentioned above in addition to four measures of coherence: two relatively reader-based measures (ILETS and the Holistic Coherence Scale) and two relatively text-based measures (Topical Structure Analysis and Topic Based Analysis). All measures of the study were proved valid and reliable. Results. The findings revealed that vocabulary knowledge, morphological awareness, and grammatical competence were related to the coherence measures, particularly the reader-based measures. In contrast, measures of phonological and orthographic awareness generally did not correlate with the coherence measures. Implication. Reasons for the associations among the variables of the study were discussed and areas for future research were offered.

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“…However, this skill is difficult to perfect due to its complexity. Writing ability is not only the words on the page; it is the successful transmission of complicated concepts in their purest form (Phuket & Othman, 2015;RahmtAllah, 2020;Fitria, 2021). In addition to students, teachers face challenges when teaching writing.…”

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The Use of Online Automated Writing Checkers among EFL Learners

Rahmtallah¹

2023

SELT

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Writing is regarded as a vital learning tool for all subject areas. However, it is tough for EFL students in college programmes to grasp and possess excellent writing skills. This paper describes the findings of a study conducted to understand better EFL learners’ perceptions of using online automated writing checkers (OAWCs). This study aims to elicit Learners’ perspectives on enhancing their writing skills with OAWCs. A questionnaire was provided to sixty Saudi female students in the College of Science and Arts, Unizah, Qassim University. The results demonstrate the learners’ positive perceptions of the use of these technologies. Based on the findings, educational implications are proposed for this descriptive study and future research.

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EFL Students’ Coherence Skill in Writing: A Case Study of Third Year Students of Bachelors in English Language

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

Graduate Students’ Ability in Constructing Coherence in the Review of Related Theories of Thesis Proposal

Graduate Students’ Ability in Constructing Coherence in the Review of Related Theories of Thesis Proposal

Cognitive Predictors of Coherence in Adult ESL Learners’ Writing

The Use of Online Automated Writing Checkers among EFL Learners

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