%0 Book Section %A Mulyani, Tri %B PROCEEDING OF CONSORTIUM OF LINGUISTICS AND LITERATURE Contemporary Issues in English Linguistics, Literature, and Education %C Yogyakarta %D 2016 %F digilib:23612 %I Fakultas Adab dan Ilmu Budaya %K cohesive device, EFL, LPMP Central Java. %N No. 1 %P 126-136 %S Prosiding %T THE USE OF COHESIVE DEVICES IN EFL TEACHERS WRITING TEXT %U https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/23612/ %V Vol. 1 %X This study was conducted to investigate the correlation between the cohesive devices found in the recount text writings constructed by the participants of teacher training in LPMP. The research design is correlation. Twenty essays were collected and then analyzed by applying the frameworks of Halliday and Hasan (1976). In assessing the writing achievement, the ESL Composition Profile was used. The statistic computation result shows that there is no correlation between using of reference and the quality of writing. The calculation also shows that the using of reference and conjunction has a correlation with the quality of writing. The conclusion of the study reveals that the using of the number and kinds of cohesive ties has a high relationship with the quality of writing. It is suggested that teachers should introduce all kinds of cohesive ties when they are teaching. Keywords: cohesive device, EFL, LPMP Central Java.