Difficulties Facing English as Foreign Language Learners in Using Cohesive Devices in Writing

Abstract

This study intends to determine the difficulties face final Sudanese secondary school when using cohesion devices and coherence in their writing. To achieve this purpose, the study adopted a descriptive analytical method, the population of the study consisted 40 female students at Alwia AbdElrafe model secondary school from Karari locality the tools of data collection, which was used in this study was the answer sheets for MOCK Examination 2012. The data was analyzed by using the statistical program (SPSS), then there was a textual analysis of subjects’ written texts. The descriptive analysis indicated that the SPINE series did not include adequate practices, which enhances ideal application of the cohesion devices and coherence, students’ ignorance of correct usage of it. Because there is less competence. The findings were been discussed in the light of the hypotheses.

As a solution of this problem the researcher pointed out the following recommendations: Teachers and syllabus designers, should contribute in developing curriculum. The teachers should draw their attention to their students in order to improve their abilities to use cohesion devices. The instructors should provide adequate training for teachers. The syllabus designers should provide books for the students with adequate exercises. I think when our students have written a text, teachers will consider the features of written texts. However looking through materials for teaching writing shows that the result of design of tasks. Awareness of these can inform the ways of writing tasks in the classroom . Students should also pay more attention to these elements of writing. Teachers should practise their students to use cohesive devices through focusing on both grammatical and semantic convention of academic writing .