THE USE OF COHESIVE DEVICES IN EFL STUDENTS’ EXPOSITORY TEXTS : A case study in a high school students in Kuningan

Adiantika, Hanif Nurcholish (2016) THE USE OF COHESIVE DEVICES IN EFL STUDENTS’ EXPOSITORY TEXTS : A case study in a high school students in Kuningan. S2 thesis, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia.

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the use of cohesive devices in students’ expository texts. In particular, the study focuses on types of cohesive device used by the students and how cohesive devices contribute to their texts. This study employs qualitative research through a case study design. Public senior high school in Kuningan is chosen as the site for this study. Nine students of twelfth grade are involved in the study as the respondents. Documents of nine students’ expository texts are the data of this study. The data are analyzed by using the concept of cohesive devices proposed by Halliday and Hasan (1976) which covers reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunction, and lexical cohesion. Analyses show that the respondents only use four cohesive devices in their texts i.e. reference, substitution, conjunction, and lexical cohesion. These devices also contribute to the process of keeping track of the participants, avoiding repetition and text redundancy, enhancing logical connection between parts of text, and engaging the readers to the core argument of the text. The study infers that it is still problematic although most of the students apply many cohesive devices in their texts. This is because students have not received sufficient training concerning how to use appropriate cohesive devices. Therefore, they should be guided to utilize appropriate cohesive devices in their texts.

Keywords: SFL, Cohesive devices, EFL students, Cohesion, Expository Texts

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Item Type:	Thesis (S2)
Additional Information:	No. Panggil : T BING ADI u-2016; Pembimbing : I. Iwa Lukmana, II. Aminudin Aziz
Uncontrolled Keywords:	SFL, Cohesive devices, EFL students, Cohesion, Expository Texts
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:	Sekolah Pasca Sarjana > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris S-2
Depositing User:	Mrs. Neni Sumarni
Date Deposited:	05 Apr 2017 01:02
Last Modified:	05 Apr 2017 01:02
URI:	http://repository.upi.edu/id/eprint/23296

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