The influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing / Sofina binti Azmi

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing. A number of thirty-three (33) L2 learners from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Puncak Perdana, Shah Alam participated in this study. A set of adapted language history questionnaire was dis...

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description The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing. A number of thirty-three (33) L2 learners from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Puncak Perdana, Shah Alam participated in this study. A set of adapted language history questionnaire was distributed to the respondents to obtain information on the language history of the students and to gauge the learners’ proficiency level of L2. The learners were instructed to write an essay of 250 words in order to analyze any errors on tense and aspect in L2 writing. The findings from the written work showed that the learners are having difficulties in mastering the use of L2 tense and aspect of English language. The findings also revealed the highly likely causes as to why the learners are unable to use tense and aspect in L2 correctly after years of education. The implications of this study are discussed along with recommendations for future research regarding the influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing.
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spelling um-40092013-12-24T06:50:23Z The influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing / Sofina binti Azmi Sofina, Azmi P Philology. Linguistics PE English The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing. A number of thirty-three (33) L2 learners from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Puncak Perdana, Shah Alam participated in this study. A set of adapted language history questionnaire was distributed to the respondents to obtain information on the language history of the students and to gauge the learners’ proficiency level of L2. The learners were instructed to write an essay of 250 words in order to analyze any errors on tense and aspect in L2 writing. The findings from the written work showed that the learners are having difficulties in mastering the use of L2 tense and aspect of English language. The findings also revealed the highly likely causes as to why the learners are unable to use tense and aspect in L2 correctly after years of education. The implications of this study are discussed along with recommendations for future research regarding the influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing. 2012 Thesis NonPeerReviewed http://pendeta.um.edu.my/client/default/search/results?qu=The+influence+of+L1+on+the+use+of+tense+and+aspect+in+L2+writing&te= Sofina, Azmi (2012) The influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing / Sofina binti Azmi. Masters thesis, University of Malaya. http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/4009/
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The influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing / Sofina binti Azmi
title The influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing / Sofina binti Azmi
title_full The influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing / Sofina binti Azmi
title_fullStr The influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing / Sofina binti Azmi
title_full_unstemmed The influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing / Sofina binti Azmi
title_short The influence of L1 on the use of tense and aspect in L2 writing / Sofina binti Azmi
title_sort influence of l1 on the use of tense and aspect in l2 writing / sofina binti azmi
topic P Philology. Linguistics
PE English
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