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Septiana Wandira
Institut Agama Islam An-nur Lampung
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Journal : EDUTREND: Journal of Emerging Issues and Trends in Education

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Grammatical and Lexical Cohesion in Indonesian EFL Argumentative Essays Wandira, Septiana; Suherman, La Ode Achmad; Hadiyansah W.S., Dwi Nur
EDUTREND: Journal of Emerging Issues and Trends in Education Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): EDUTREND: Journal of Emerging Issues and Trends in Education
Publisher : Lembaga Riset dan Inovasi Masyarakat Madani

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59110/edutrend.830

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This study investigates grammatical and lexical cohesion in Indonesian EFL undergraduates’ argumentative essays and examines how cohesion relates to writing quality. A small learner corpus of 15 timed essays was manually coded for reference, articles, conjunctions, and lexical reiteration following Halliday and Hasan’s framework, and rated with an analytic rubric. Descriptive statistics and Spearman correlations were complemented by qualitative analysis of higher- and lower-rated texts. Quantitative results show frequent use of articles, basic conjunctions, and lexical repetition, but cohesion indices display weak, sometimes negative, associations with overall and coherence scores. Qualitative findings reveal that stronger essays are characterised by stable reference chains, a wider range of logical connectives, and purposeful lexical reiteration, whereas weaker texts rely on broken chains and mechanical repetition. The study argues that cohesion quality, rather than quantity, is more salient for raters and discusses implications for genre-based EFL writing instruction.
Co-Authors Aswifatul Mu’mina Dwi Nur hadiansyah Dwi Nur Hadiyansah Hadiyansah W.S., Dwi Nur Muhammad Adib Efendi Salim Maulana Siswoyo, Dwi Nur Hadiyansah Siti Fitria Suherman, La Ode Achmad Zayyanah, rafika