The Key Elements of a Well-written Text: Discourse, Grammar and Lexis in a Foreign Language

摘要

A well-written text is characterized by a well-structured discourse that is clearly linked with correct use of grammar and lexis. The lexis-grammatical system and the discourse pattern of a language are not too separate things, so the poor use of lexis-grammar often leads to bad discourse organization, which will disorient the reader from understanding what the writer of the text is intended to express to the reader. Therefore, in order to enable the language learner to have a clear understanding of a written-text or even produce a well-written text, the author of this essay explores why language teachers should make an effort in teaching students to learn to study its discourse, grammar and lexis in an EFL class and how.