Appendix (5a) A coherence checklist.
With knowledge of the concept of coherence, students can benefit from a coherence checklist to improve their writing. While revising their writing, they can ask themselves the following questions:
1. Does the text show awareness of the purpose , audience and context in which the writing takes place?
2. Does the text have a clear macrostructure that suits the overall communicative intent of the writing?
3. Is the information appropriately arranged? Is there any information that needs to be rearranged in order to improve the coherence ?
4. Is the propositional content clear? Are propositions adequately developed and logically linked? Are there any propositions that need to be modified or further developed ?
5. Are cohesive devices appropriately used? Are there any cohesive devices that are overused? Are there any cohesive devices that could have been used but are not used?
6. Is there sufficient and appropriate use of metadiscourse to guide the reader in understanding the writing? Is there any metadiscourse that is overused? Is there any metadiscourse that could have been used but is not used?
2. Does the text have a clear macrostructure that suits the overall communicative intent of the writing?
3. Is the information appropriately arranged? Is there any information that needs to be rearranged in order to improve the coherence ?
4. Is the propositional content clear? Are propositions adequately developed and logically linked? Are there any propositions that need to be modified or further developed ?
5. Are cohesive devices appropriately used? Are there any cohesive devices that are overused? Are there any cohesive devices that could have been used but are not used?
6. Is there sufficient and appropriate use of metadiscourse to guide the reader in understanding the writing? Is there any metadiscourse that is overused? Is there any metadiscourse that could have been used but is not used?