Fedoriv, YaroslavaFedoriv, MariyaSemiankiv, IrynaPirozhenko, Іryna2026-03-022026-03-022025Distinction between a paragraph and an essay : a strategy for teaching 1st-year EFL students for international English certification exams / Yaroslava Fedoriv, Mariya Fedoriv, Iryna Semiankiv, Iryna Pirozhenko // Креативний простір. - 2025. - № 29. - С. 22-25. - https://www.newroute.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/crp_29.pdf2710-1177https://www.newroute.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/crp_29.pdfhttps://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/38490For EFL candidates taking international English certification exams (e.g., IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge Assessment English), a significant, yet often overlooked, problem is their inexperience in distinguishing between paragraph and essay structures. This impacts writing coherence, effective detail use, and overall task fulfillment. This paper defines specific attributes of each writing form, emphasizing the importance of their accurate application for English proficiency assessments.enacademic writingcoherenceEFLessayparagrapharticleArticle