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Written discourse analysis and its application in English language teaching
Alsaawi, Ali1.
Discourse analysis is the study of language in either spoken or written form. Written discourse is
considered an imperative aspect that needs to be analysed. Cohesion, coherence, clause relations
and text patterns are all parts of written discourse. This paper, therefore, aims to shed some light
on the analysis of several written texts by discussing the possibility of applying written discourse
analysis in English language teaching contexts. The paper starts by reviewing related literature
about the meaning of cohesion, coherence, cohesive devices and text patterns, followed by
reasons for choosing written discourse analysis in particular. Following this, an analysis of
several written texts, together with the possibility of applying written discourse analysis in
English language teaching, is presented. Before concluding this paper, an evaluation of the
proposed application is provided. It is found that applying written discourse analysis in teaching
written texts via the use of a problem solution pattern (SPRE) can increase what to expect in
reading texts and the ability to write coherently. Although the author did not have the
opportunity to apply this task, generally speaking, most text patterns involving SPRE are highly
recommended for students when it comes to shaping their writing and this therefore makes
students’ writing coherent and easily readable.
Affiliation:
- Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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