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Cohesion and coherence. They are often used interchangeably in everyday staffroom chat So what is the difference? In short: Cohesion is the network of surface-level linguistic links that connect sentences and clauses (e.g., pronouns, conjunctions, lexical chains). Coherence is the underlying logical flow that makes the relationships of ideas evident and meaningful to a reader or listener.…
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Definition Genre ( /ˈʒɑːnrə/ or /ˈdʒɑːnrə/; from French, genre French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ʁ], “kind” or “sort”, from Latin: genus (stem gener-), Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are…
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What is a Pecha Kucha? ( pronounced /’petʃaku’tʃa/ ) “Pecha Kucha (ペチャクチャ?), usually pronounced in four syllables like “pe-cha-ku-cha”) is a presentation format in which content can be easily, efficiently and informally shown, usually at a public event designed for that purpose. Under the format, a presenter shows 20 images for 20 seconds apiece, for…
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