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Grammatical errors in spoken English of university students in oral communication course

The present study examines the grammatical errors in spoken English of university students who are less proficient in English. The specific objectives of the study are to determine the types of errors and the changes in grammatical accuracy during the duration of the English for Social Purposes cour...

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Main Authors: Ting, S.-H., Mahadhir, M., Chang, S.-L.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-58802018-01-16T08:03:04Z Grammatical errors in spoken English of university students in oral communication course Ting, S.-H. Mahadhir, M. Chang, S.-L. The present study examines the grammatical errors in spoken English of university students who are less proficient in English. The specific objectives of the study are to determine the types of errors and the changes in grammatical accuracy during the duration of the English for Social Purposes course focussing on oral communication. The language data were obtained from the simulated oral interactions of 42 students participating in five role play situations during the 14-week semester. Error analysis of 126 oral interactions showed that the five common grammar errors made by the learners are preposition, question, article, plural form of nouns, subject-verb agreement and tense. Based on Dulay, Burt and Krashen's (1982) surface structure taxonomy, the main ways by which students modify the target forms are misinformation and omission, with addition of elements or misordering being less frequent. The results also showed an increase in grammatical accuracy in the students' spoken English towards the end of the course. 2017-12-08T07:33:26Z 2017-12-08T07:33:26Z 2010 Article https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-73449119935&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&sid=75ecae8a77f202c5271782fef88274e7&sot en_US Volume 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-69
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description The present study examines the grammatical errors in spoken English of university students who are less proficient in English. The specific objectives of the study are to determine the types of errors and the changes in grammatical accuracy during the duration of the English for Social Purposes course focussing on oral communication. The language data were obtained from the simulated oral interactions of 42 students participating in five role play situations during the 14-week semester. Error analysis of 126 oral interactions showed that the five common grammar errors made by the learners are preposition, question, article, plural form of nouns, subject-verb agreement and tense. Based on Dulay, Burt and Krashen's (1982) surface structure taxonomy, the main ways by which students modify the target forms are misinformation and omission, with addition of elements or misordering being less frequent. The results also showed an increase in grammatical accuracy in the students' spoken English towards the end of the course.
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author Ting, S.-H.
Mahadhir, M.
Chang, S.-L.
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Mahadhir, M.
Chang, S.-L.
Grammatical errors in spoken English of university students in oral communication course
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Chang, S.-L.
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title Grammatical errors in spoken English of university students in oral communication course
title_short Grammatical errors in spoken English of university students in oral communication course
title_full Grammatical errors in spoken English of university students in oral communication course
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