Open AccessEnhancing ESL Students' Awareness of Coherence-Creating Mechanisms in Writing
Author(s) -
Icy Lee
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
tesl canada journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8917
pISSN - 0826-435X
DOI - 10.18806/tesl.v15i2.700
Subject(s) - coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , computer science , linguistics , psychology , mathematics education , philosophy , quantum mechanics , physics
Coherence is central to effective writing. However, it is often regarded as a fuzzy and elusive concept that is difficult to teach and difficult to learn. This article attempts to identify the text-based and reader-based features that are crucial to the creation of coherence and describes a number of classroom tasks that can be exploited to enhance ESL students' awareness of coherence-creating mechanisms in writing.