The most detected errors in secondary secondary School students in writing composition
Joint Authors
Ahmad, Mahmud Ali
Ahmad, Abd al-Sami Muhammad Muhammad
Source
Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.30-40, 11 p.
Publisher
Sudan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Scientific Research
Publication Date
2019-06-30
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
-This study is conducted as an attempt to examine the errors in English writings committed by Sudanese learners.
These students were required to write an essay in English.
The participants were 22 students, four males and 18 females.
For error identifications and categorizations, the researchers developed, based on the Sudanese matriculation, and on the literature (Ellis, 2004; Fries, 1974 and Robertson, 2000), a table of categories and subcategories.
The findings of the current study reveal that the participants committed four types of error in varying degrees, they are: Errors in content and organization, vocabulary, language use and mechanism.
The most frequent error type is 'language use'.
This type of errors consists of word order, negation, copula and auxiliary omission, subject-verb agreement and prepositions.
The causes of these errors are attributed to interlingual factors, i.e.
negative transfer of interference and overgeneralization, especially in cases of differences between English and Arabic (negative interference.
In cases of similarities between L1 and L2 (positive transfer), errors are less frequent.
Neither gender, nor age played an important role in this study.
Finally, the researcher recommended conducting another study to investigate the types of errors in speaking skill committed by Sudanese learners of English.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahmad, Abd al-Sami Muhammad Muhammad& Ahmad, Mahmud Ali. 2019. The most detected errors in secondary secondary School students in writing composition. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies،Vol. 20, no. 2, pp.30-40.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1341540
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmad, Abd al-Sami Muhammad Muhammad& Ahmad, Mahmud Ali. The most detected errors in secondary secondary School students in writing composition. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies Vol. 20, no. 2 (Jun. 2019), pp.30-40.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1341540
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahmad, Abd al-Sami Muhammad Muhammad& Ahmad, Mahmud Ali. The most detected errors in secondary secondary School students in writing composition. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies. 2019. Vol. 20, no. 2, pp.30-40.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1341540
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 38-40
Record ID
BIM-1341540