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The course HEL 403: Cohesion in English aims to teach students about the concept of cohesion in writing, including the use of various cohesive devices such as reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunctions, and lexis. Students will learn to read and assess cohesive devices in texts and apply them appropriately in their own writing. Key references for the course include works by Crystal, Halliday, and Quirk.

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HEL 403

The course HEL 403: Cohesion in English aims to teach students about the concept of cohesion in writing, including the use of various cohesive devices such as reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunctions, and lexis. Students will learn to read and assess cohesive devices in texts and apply them appropriately in their own writing. Key references for the course include works by Crystal, Halliday, and Quirk.

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UNIVERSITY OF EMBU

COURSE OUTLINE

HEL 403: COHESION IN ENGLISH

Course Objectives

By the end of the course the learner should be able to:

1. Explain the concept of cohesion in writing


2. Discuss how reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunctions and lexis enhance cohesion
3. Read and asses how various cohesive devices are used in selected texts
4. use cohesive devices appropriately in writing

Course Content

1. The concept of cohesion


 Text
 Texture
 Ties
 cohesion

2. Reference
 Endophoric and Exophoric Reference
 Anaphoric reference and Cataphoric reference
 Personal reference
 Demonstrative Reference
 Comparative Reference
3. Substitution
 Nominal Substitution
 Verbal Substitution
 Clausal Substitution
4. Ellipsis
 Nominal ellipsis
 Verbal ellipsis
 Clausal ellipsis
5. Conjunction
 Additive
 Adversative
 Causal
 Temporal
 Other Conjunctive Elements
6. Lexical cohesion
 Types of reiteration
 Lexical relations as cohesive patterns
 Collocation

References

Crystal, D. and Davy, D. (2001) Investigating English Style. London:


Longman .

Halliday, M. and Hassan, R. (1975). Cohesion in English. London: Longman.

Halliday, M. and Mathiessen (2004) An Introduction to Functional Grammar (3rd ed). Oxford:
OUP.

Quirk et al (1972) A Grammar of Contemporary English. London: Longman

Quirk et al (1985) A Comprehensive Grammar of English. London: Longman

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