M. Zaki Pahrul Hadi, 2003512085 (2016) THE COMPARISON OF COHESIVE DEVICES IN ENGLISH AND INDONESIAN DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS WRITTEN BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (The Case of the 3rd Semester of Banking Department Students of STIE KERJASAMA Yogyakarta in the Academic Year of 2013/2014). Masters thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

Communicative competence has been the main target of language teaching and learning process. Teaching English is a matter of training students so that they are able to communicate in English either orally or in written. One of the most important aspects that should be considered in writing skill is Cohesion. Cohesion is one of the main characteristics that shoud be considered in producing a good writing. This research examines cohesive devices in English and Indonesian descriptive texts written by undergraduate students of the 3rd Semester of Banking Department of STIE KERJASAMA Yogyakarta. Using comparative approach, it attempts to compare the use of cohesive devices in English and Indonesian descriptive texts. A total of 20 texts (10 each from English and Indonesian) constituted the data set for the study. Quantitative analysis is also employed in order to find out whether there are statistically significant similarities and differences between English and Indonesian texts in terms of lexical cohesion patterns. Using mixed research design and drawing on Halliday and Hasan’s (1976) influential theory of cohesion, the study points to four key findings. First, all types of cohesive devices (reference, conjunction, substitution, ellipses, and lexical cohesion) are found in English texts. Whereas in Indonesian text, of all types, four types (reference, conjunction, substitution, and lexical cohesion) are found. Second, there are three types of cohesive devices: reference lexical cohesion and conjunction that are preponderantly used. Third, the use of these devices in the English and Indonesian texts evinces more similarities than differences. Fourth, although undergraduate students studying English at STIE KERJASAMA Yogyakarta do use a range of cohesive devices, they seem to lack sophistication in their use. The findings of this study have implications for pedagogy, theory, academic writing and further research.

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