An Analysis of Schematic Structure and Cohesive Devices of English Argumentative Writing

This research uses systemic functional grammar as a textual analysis tool to examine English argumentative writing.The critical question raised in this study is:To what extent can this analysis help students construct cohesive devices in terms of Theme/Rheme,lexical cohesion and clausal cohesion?It attempts to answer the question by analyzing a sample essay of the researcher’s student to help students learn in detail the schematic structure and cohesive devices in argumentative writing.Also it aims to explore implications of such an analysis for further English writing teaching and learning instructions.