Cohesive connectivity in argumentative writing by EFL students

In a study carried out on EFL students’ translation skills, it was found that they commonly encounter problems related to concepts’ structural organization in the translated text. This research aimed examine cohesion and coherence argumentative writing by students at University of Tabuk for academic year 2022/2023. The theoretical framework is based Halliday Hasan's (1976) theory shifts translation. qualitative included 15 participants their third-year from Department Languages Translation Saudi Arabia. Participants were selected purposively. Argumentative written texts instrument used collect data this study. Results showed encountered achieving texts’ unity, particularly assigning concepts implementing appropriate cohesive signals, punctuation, spelling issues. Keywords: writing; cohesion; coherence; EFL;