Abstract
The textual meaning, which is embodied in the structure of a clause as a message, is one of three types of meaning that all natural languages possess. Textual meaning relates to the construction of text, the organization of ideas in a coherent text. The research is intended to identify the textual meaning manifested in Academic IELTS sample essays with band scores of 7 - 7.5 in the light of Functional Grammar. The linguistic components realizing the textual meaning include cohesion and thematic structure. A descriptive method accompanied by qualitative and quantitative approaches is used to give a detailed description of the textual meaning in relation to the IELTS band descriptors. 90 sample essays with band scores of 7.0-7.5 from published books and official IELTS websites are selected as data for text analysis. The findings reveal that cohesive devices are properly used and information is logically arranged in different thematic patterns in the sample essays. It is noticeable that the prevailing types of Themes deployed in the essays are multiple Themes, demonstrating high levels of English proficiency of IELTS writers in constituting a message. It is hoped that the findings of this research will provide insights into salient thematic patterns of Academic IELTS sample essays and appropriate use of cohesive devices, whereby IELTS test-takers can make good use of appropriate strategies in order to produce concise and coherent pieces of writing.
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