The Application of Cohesion and Coherence Theory in College English Reading Instruction from the Perspective of Discourse Analysis

The significance of cohesion and coherence in language learning goes without saying, especially for high level language learners. As advanced English learners, college students should have a deep understanding of cohesion and coherence in discourse. In writing, the theoretical knowledge can guide students to organically connect different ideas, viewpoints, and sentences, making their essays or speeches more fluent, coherent, and easy to understand. In spoken language, the use of cohesion and coherence can help stu-dents better express their opinions, logically organize their thoughts, and make it easier for listeners to comprehend and follow along. In listening and reading instruction, students can easily understand the original text by rec-ognizing cohesive devices and other information. However, in everyday teaching, it is not difficult to find that students have insufficient understand-ing of cohesion and coherence theories, which leads to various obstacles in language learning. This article takes a discourse analysis perspective on co-hesion and coherence, using the analysis of written discourse as an example to illustrate how to integrate the theory of cohesion and coherence into practical application, guiding students to gain a deeper understanding and apply it in practice.