Problems of Thematic Progression Patterns of English Students’ Academic Writing: A View from Systemic Functional Linguistics
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https://doi.org/10.35313/jbit.v10i1.6311Keywords:
Thematic Progression patterns, academic writing, Systemic Functional Linguistics, cohesive and coherenceAbstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the problems Thematic Progression patterns found in academic writing of English students of Politeknik Negeri Bandung. The method applied in this study was qualitative one with descriptive analysis. The data were taken from English students’ final project reports, focusing on background section. The data were analyzed by using textual analysis of Systemic Functional Linguistics. The results show that there three types of problems related with Thematic Progression patterns. The problems are brand new theme, empty rheme, and confusing selection of textual theme. These findings have implication on academic writing, especially how to develop ideas in academic writing to make it cohesive and coherence.
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Eggins, S. (2004). An introduction to systemic functional linguistics (2nd ed). Continuum.
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Halliday, M. A. K., & Matthiessen, C. M. I. M. (2014). Halliday’s introduction to functional grammar (Fourth Edition). Routledge.
Hawes, T. (2015). Thematic progression in the writing of students and professionals. Ampersand, 2, 93–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amper.2015.06.002
Kim Nhung, L. T., & Huu Hiep, N. (2023). The Effects of Thematic Progression in Improving Coherence and Cohesion in EFL Writing. English Language Teaching, 16(6), 126. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v16n6p126
Kraus, H. (2018). Improving EFL Students’ Academic Writing by Raising Awareness of Thematic Progression Patterns. The New English Teacher, 12(1), 43–62.
Kuswoyo, H., & Susardi, S. (2017). PROBLEMS ON SFG THEMATIC PROGRESSION IN ESL ACADEMIC WRITING. Leksema: Jurnal Bahasa Dan Sastra, 2(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.22515/ljbs.v2i1.655
Sadeghi, K., & Shirzad Khajepasha, A. (2015). Thesis writing challenges for non-native MA students. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 20(3), 357–373. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2015.1063808
Shahsavar, Z., & Kourepaz, H. (2020). Postgraduate students’ difficulties in writing their theses literature review. Cogent Education, 7(1), 1784620. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2020.1784620
Truc, D. D. H. (2019). THEMATIC PROGRESSION PROBLEMS IN STUDENT ARGUMENTATIVE RESEARCH WRITING. PROCEEDING OF THE 7TH OPENTESOL CONFERENCE 2019, 541–562.
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2024-08-16
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Khorina, M., Dewiyanti, S., Nugraha, D. G., & Sembiring, B. (2024). Problems of Thematic Progression Patterns of English Students’ Academic Writing: A View from Systemic Functional Linguistics . Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Terapan, 10(1), 57–63. https://doi.org/10.35313/jbit.v10i1.6311
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