Cooperation and Coherence in Writing

"Why does not my writing cooperate?" is a frequently§asked question by the learners of foreign languages.§The answer is most of the time related to§"coherence". Coherence in written discourse has been§a problematic concept for both many Foreign Language §Teachers and students when teaching/learning to write§in the target language. Besides, it is considered as§a crucial part of academic written discourse, which§students are expected to master to be able to pursue§their academic studies. The study in this book§examined how much the coherence-related§difficulties/problems of Turkish EFL students in§writing English essays (i.e target language) are§related to the problems in writing Turkish essays§(i.e. Mother Tongue). The subjects for the study in§this book were chosen from the upper-intermediate§level students at the Preparatory Program in an§English-medium University, Istanbul Bilgi University,§in Turkey. For a detailed understanding of the nature§of the coherence-related difficulties/problems of§students Turkish and English essays, this book used§a pragmatic analysis, involving the use of Grice s§Cooperative Principle and maxims and sub-maxims of§cooperation.