Coherence and Cohesion: An Analysis of Argumentative Paragraph Written by the Eleventh-Grade Students of SMAN 2 Singaraja

Abstract

This research was conducted to analyse and describe the components of coherence and cohesion in argumentative paragraphs written by students of grade XI at SMAN 2. components in argumentative paragraphs written by grade XI students at SMAN 2 Singaraja. In this study, 30 students participated to fulfil purpose of this study, the data were collected using the data collection method, by using the data collection method, by summarizing the students' argumentative paragraph writings which were previously written by the students. Data were analyzed using explanatory sequential mixed methods, which combines descriptive quantitative and descriptive qualitative research methods. quantitative, and qualitative descriptive research methods. The results of this study show that the level of coherent level of students is in the good category, because the average of the final assessment results of students' paragraph writing is 85%. Most of the students' paragraphs have fulfill the components of coherent assessment such as the existence of a topic sentence, supporting sentence and using an argumentative paragraph structure that is complete and precise. The next is the result of cohesion analysis which shows that cohesion devices that appear the most are lexcical cohesion with a percentage of 47.95%, then percentage of 47.95%, then followed by Conjuntion with a percentage of 32.88%, references with a percentage of 19.18%, and Substitution and Ellipsis with a percentage of 0%. Ellipsis with a percentage of 0%. Based on these results, it can be concluded that most students in grade XI at SMAN 2 Singaraja have been able to apply coherence and cohesion in their writing, this. This is seen from the use of topic sentenc

Keywords: Argumentative Paragraph, Coherence, Cohesion