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The present study investigates the use of conjunction cohesion in writing on the basis of text analyses and global scoring of 70 compositions. It analyzes the contrast of scores in pretest and posttest and the overall uses of conjunction cohesion in compositions, and studies the relationship between the frequencies of conjunction cohesion and writing quality. The research result reveals that there is a certain correlation between English learner’s frequency of using conjunction cohesion and his writing quality.
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Fu, Y., Chen, X. (2011). An Applied Research of Conjunction Cohesion in EFL Writing Teaching Based on Data Analysis. In: Lin, S., Huang, X. (eds) Advances in Computer Science, Environment, Ecoinformatics, and Education. CSEE 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 218. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23357-9_7
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