Interference in learning English: Grammatical errors in
English essay writing among rural Malay secondary school
students in Malaysia

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Interference in learning English: Grammatical errors in English essay writing among rural Malay secondary school students in Malaysia

The purpose of this article is to present an analysis of interference effect, a factor that plays an important role in inhibiting the acquisition of English among young Malay learners in Malaysian schools. The data substantiating the discussion throughout this article came from an empirical study...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Marlyna Maros, Tan, Kim Hua, Khazriyati Salehuddin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2007
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1539/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1539/1/marlyna07.pdf

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