A study of simple past tense errors and its source in form two students' written compositions
The learning of English grammar, especially the tenses has been recognized as a problem area to ESL learners. Learners produce numerous errors in receptive and productive skills of the English Language. This study examined the categories, types and sources of simple past tense errors made by 30...
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2005
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| Summary: | The learning of English grammar, especially the tenses has been
recognized as a problem area to ESL learners. Learners produce numerous
errors in receptive and productive skills of the English Language. This study
examined the categories, types and sources of simple past tense errors made
by 30 form two students from Sekolah Menengah Raja Muda Musa, Teluk
Intan, Perak. The rationale for this study was to help the researcher to extend
knowledge about simple past tense error and its sources. The instruments
were two sets of compositions. The errors have been classified under two
categories, interlingual and intralingual. The findings of this study indicate
that respondents produced three types of errors, namely misinformation,
addition and omission. The most frequent were errors caused by intralingual
interference. Besides that, this study also indicate the sources of errors which
are mother tongue interference, over generalization and rule restriction or
wrong application of rule. The researcher has focussed on SLA theory which
relates how L2 learners acquire grammatical sub-system such as past tense.
Several teaching approaches and strategies are recommended for example the
integrated approach to teach simple past tense, focussed grammar practices
and direct method at the end of this study to enhance the teaching and
learning process of simple past tense. |
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