• Seyed Foad Ebrahimi

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• Seyed Jamal Ebrahimi

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The present study aimed to find out the textual theme, its types and its relation to students' level of language proficiency. For this aim, ninety male and female students majoring in English language translation in Abadan Islamic Azad University were selected. They were divided into three groups- elementary, intermediate, and advance students. The three groups also sat for a homogeneity test (Fowler & Coe, 1976). Then three pictorial stories were used for gathering the data from the students. The data were analyzed based on Halliday (1994) models of thematic organization. The result reported the similar tendency showed by students towards using textual theme in their compositions. The findings illustrated the importance of textual theme and its types in creating cohesive piece of writing. The findings of this study are applicable in teaching writing skill.

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