In the classroom, the teaching of coherence can reap some immediate benefits for both teachers and learners. Teachers can share the metalanguage of coherence with students, replacing unclear comments like “the essay lacks unity” or “the ideas do not fit together” with specific comments like “unclear reference,” “inappropriate conjunction,” or “under-use of metadiscourse here.” Thus, teacher feedback can be made more effective. Students can use a coherence checklist to self-edit and to review their peers’ writing. Indeed, though coherence is difficult to learn, it need not be an abstract theory that is remote from practice. It can be a concrete concept that can be described, taught, and learnt in the classroom.