ETERNAL: English Teaching Journal
Vol 6, No 1 (2015): February

The Use of Cohesive Device in Writing Cause and Effect Essay

Indah Wardaty Saud (University of Muhammadiyah Gorontalo)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Apr 2018

Abstract

This study investigated the cohesive errors I composing essay writing done by undergraduate English Department students of University of Muhammadiyah Gorontalo, Indonesia. In elucidating the students’ difficulties in using cohesive devices, the researchers examined the cohesive errors both quantitatively and qualitatively. This study was analyzed based on an error analysis paradigm and Halliday and Hasan’s cohesion framework and taxonomy. The quantitative analysis investigated frequency and the percentage of cohesive errors and also the types of cohesive errors committed by the student. The qualitative analysis investigated linguistic a description and the explanation of the cohesive composed by the students.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eternal

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) is published twice a year in the month of February and August ISSN 2086-5473 (Print) and ISSN 2614-1639(Online). It presents articles on English language teaching and learnings, literature and research. The contents include analysis studies, application of ...