Theme and Rheme : Types and Problems inEFL University Students' Written Texts | ||
| مجلة ابحاث البصرة للعلوم الأنسانیة | ||
| Article 10, Volume 39, Issue 1, March 2014, Pages 93-114 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Nada Salih Abdul Ridha | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study is built on frequency and functional analysis of thematization in English students’ written texts in Basra University, College of Education for Humanities, Department of English. It explores the insights concerning the relationship between Theme and Rheme derived from theory of Systemic-Functional Grammar. Eighty written texts-essays and compositions- were deployed for analysis. Then, the empirical analysis will be the maincode to uncover several common problems for textual cohesion and coherence in FL writing. The results showed that the unmarked Themes dominatedthe existence of theme in the students' texts, while the nominal group recorded the highest percentage of the topical theme type .Within the second part of the study , different types of theme problems were identified like: the problem of the brand new theme, the over-use of "There" in the theme selection , empty rheme and non-constant progression ,and themes with unclear reference. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Theme and Rheme; Types and Problems; EFL University Students | ||
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