Coherence in writing is more difficult to sustain than coherent in
speech. This is because writers have no nonverbal clues (such as
gestures) to inform the partners whether their message is clear or not.
Thus the writers must make their patterns of coherence much more
explicit and much more carefully planned rather than their coherence on
speaking.
Coherence is an organisational skill that works at 2 levels:
1.
Skill on writing paragraphs that develop an idea in a way that the
reader understands what the main point is and why it is important, or is
called paragraph coherence.
How to achieve this
skill of paragraph coherence? You need to learn how to structure a
paragraph with a topic sentence and to develop that sentence through the
appropriate use of explanations and examples. The easy way to think
about this is that a paragraph is a series of sentences all related to
the same idea.
2. Skill of organising your essay so that the
paragraphs link together so that the reader understands the connections
between the paragraphs and the flow of the essay, or is called essay coherence.
How
to achieve this skill of essay coherence? You need to learn how to
structure an essay so that the different paragraphs connect to each
other. The easy way to think about this is that an essay is a series of
paragraphs/ideas that link together to form one coherent point of view.
Why we have to deal with this "Coherence" things in IELTS writing?
- 25% of your IELTS writing score is taken from its coherence.
- If your essay is coherent, the examiner will understand what you are trying to say after one reading of the essay when they first decide how to grade the essay.
- It makes the essay writing process easier. As you learn to write coherently, you will find that one sentence naturally follows on from the previous sentence.
So if you have
more time, you should learn on how to "grow" coherence skills on your
writing so you can grab your best IELTS band score :)
Reference: http://www.dcielts.com
