在官方公布的写作评分描述中有一项Coherence and Cohesion 。这一项是涉及要点最多,却最为广大教学工作者和学生所忽视的一项。该项目涉及三大要点:文章信息点安排(information and ideas organization)、衔接手段(cohesive device)和分段(paragraphing).其中分段在大作文的5分至7分的评分描述中被重点强调。
本文将重点关注该项目中所提到的Cohesive Device:(衔接手段)。
Coherence and Cohesion 的7分第二条原文:
Uses a range of cohesive devices appropriately although there may be some uner-/over-use
6分第二条原文为:
Uses cohesive devices effectively, but cohesion within and/or between sentences may be faulty or mechanical;
6分第三条提到:
May not always use referencing clearly or appropriately
与之对应的5分第二条为:
Makes inadequate, inaccurate or over-use of cohesive devices
5 分第三条为:
May be repetitive because of lack of referencing and substitution
由以上所涉及到的原文可以看出,referencing(指代关系)和substitution(替代)都是cohesive device(衔接手段)的表现,而且是确定分值的重要参考标准。
那么这里反复提到的Cohesive Device(衔接手段)究竟是什么呢?
Cohesive Device:(衔接手段)定义:
能使信息的逻辑关系更清晰的各种英语字符。
逻辑关系主要涉及:并列或递进关系、让步或转折关系、因果关系和举列。
具体来看,可分成以下三类:
Lexical aspect:(词汇方面)
Linking word(连词):
并列或递进关系:and; also; too; or; Besides; furthermore; moreover; likewise; meanwhile等
让步或转折关系:but; however; whereas; nonetheless; nevertheless; although; though; otherwise; yet; rather; despite; rather等
因果关系:because; so; since; for; so; thus; therefore; thereby;
举例:like
Linking phrase(短语):
并列或递进关系:not only…but also; as well as; either…or; in addition; apart from that; beyond that
让步或转折关系: even though; in spite of; on the other hand; on the contrary; in contrast; instead of, It is true that…;
因果关系: now that; in that; due to; owing to; as a result (of); in that case
举例:for example; for instance; in particular; such as; just as