Coherence, Cohesion and Schema Theory: A Linguistic Approach to Quranic Narratives

Abstract

This study proposes a linguistic approach for improving the comprehension, memorization and recall processing of the Quranic narratives in the light of schema theory through building coherence and cohesion schemata in the minds of the learners. This can be done by first instructing the learners about the concepts of coherence and cohesion, and then analyzing a narrative text using these concepts. The study recommends that building linguistic coherence-cohesion schemata in the learners' minds might enhance their understanding, memorization and recall abilities. It is hoped that the suggested linguistic approach presented here might open the door into the topic of comprehension, memorization and recall for Quranic and non-Quranic narratives alike.