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The Faculty of Languages and Translation hosted a webinar on April 5, 2023, featuring Dr. Eman Alian’s insightful examination of coherence and cohesion in writing. Her discourse aimed to equip authors and researchers with tools to enhance the clarity and logical flow of their work.

Dr. Alian stressed the importance of creating easily comprehensible content, emphasizing logical transitions as vital for effective communication. She asserted that well-structured links between ideas ensure the author’s intent is readily understood.

Throughout her presentation, Dr. Alian demystified coherence and cohesion by defining and contrasting these fundamental elements. She described coherence as the overarching structure of discourse—akin to the framework of a building—and cohesion as the individual devices—like bricks—that hold the text together, guiding readers smoothly from one idea to the next.

Dr. Alian outlined practical techniques to achieve coherence and cohesion, including repeated words, reference words, transition signals, substitution, and ellipsis. These strategies help writers maintain a cohesive flow and clear logical progression.

In closing, she highlighted that coherence and cohesion are key criteria in discourse analysis and text linguistics. By ensuring coherence, writers inherently achieve cohesion, producing texts that are both meaningful and reader-friendly.

The webinar was heralded as a resounding success, offering a highly engaging and enlightening exploration of how coherence and cohesion elevate the quality of written communication.