Coherence and Academic Writing: Some Definitions and Suggestions for Teaching.

Johns, Ann M.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Coherence and Academic Writing: Some Definitions and Suggestions for Teaching.

Johns, Ann M.

TESOL Quarterly, v20 n2 p247-65 Jun 1986

Reviews current literature on coherence in written text, defines coherence in broad terms, and then presents a three-lesson revision unit based on modern coherence principles. In this unit, students "deconstruct" assignment prompts, prepare first drafts, examine another student's first draft, and then revise their essays and examine the revisions. (SED)

Descriptors: Assignments, Cohesion (Written Composition), English for Academic Purposes, Essays, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Revision (Written Composition), Second Language Instruction, Sequential Learning, Teaching Methods, Units of Study, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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