Article Errors in the English Writing of Saudi EFL Preparatory Year Students
| Autor: | Khalid M. Al-Zuoud, Eid Alhaisoni, Daya Ram Gaudel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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060201 languages & linguistics
lcsh:Language and Literature lcsh:P101-410 06 humanities and the arts Second-language acquisition Linguistics lcsh:Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar Interlanguage error analysis omission insertion substitution interlingual intralingual Language transfer Error analysis Taxonomy (general) 0602 languages and literature English second language Surface structure lcsh:P General Materials Science Second language instruction Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Language and Literary Studies, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 72-78 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2203-4714 |
| Popis: | This study aims at providing a comprehensive account of the types of errors produced by Saudi EFL students enrolled in the preparatory year programe in their use of articles, based on the Surface Structure Taxonomies (SST) of errors. The study describes the types, frequency and sources of the definite and indefinite article errors in writing compositions. Data were collected from written samples of 150 students. They were given one-and-a-half hours to write on one of four different descriptive topics. Analysis of inter-lingual and intra-lingual sources of article errors revealed that the frequency of eliminating both the indefinite articles and the definite article was higher than the frequency of inserting and substituting one article with the other. The study also shows that errors of using ‘a’ were more common than errors of using ‘an’ and ‘the’ in the writing texts. This result also indicates that L1 interference strongly influences the process of second language acquisition of the articles, having a negative effect on the learning process Pedagogical practices including comparison of article use in learners’ both language systems may improve learners’ ability to use the articles correctly in writing and the other language skills. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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