Error analysis in French simple sentence writing among the students of UniKL MFI

This study on learning French as a foreign language (FL) focuses on French writing skills. Learning FL requires the student to master communication skills as well as writing skills. Good command of basic French grammar may help for better writing skills for the target language. This study is limited...

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Main Authors: Abdul Karim, Shobehah, Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy, Abdul Halim, Hazlina
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Language:English
Published: Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117833/
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Abdul Halim, Hazlina
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description This study on learning French as a foreign language (FL) focuses on French writing skills. Learning FL requires the student to master communication skills as well as writing skills. Good command of basic French grammar may help for better writing skills for the target language. This study is limited to simple French sentence writing skills among students by analysing errors in their writing. The study respondents comprised of 50 French 1 (WFD10101) students from University Kuala Lumpur Malaysia France Institute (UniKL MFI). The research data was analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The research location was UniKL MFI. This document analysis study used essays from the answer script of section A, question 11 of the French 1 final test. The results of the students’ writing were analysed through Taxonomy of Errors by Dulay, Burt and Krashen (1982) to identify the students’ errors in constructing simple French sentences. The findings of this research showed students had the tendency to make errors in using prepositions, followed by verbs, nouns, and adjectives. These errors occurred as the students lack basic French grammatical knowledge. In addition, with the status of French as a FL in Malaysia, there are differences in terms of grammar and sentence structures between French and Bahasa Malaysia. Therefore, these are the factors that cause the respondents to make mistakes errors when writing and subsequently perform errors in adding, reducing, and selecting in French sentences. Hopefully, this research will be beneficial for the learners and teachers of French language in Malaysia.
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spelling upm-1178332025-06-12T07:23:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117833/ Error analysis in French simple sentence writing among the students of UniKL MFI Abdul Karim, Shobehah Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy Abdul Halim, Hazlina This study on learning French as a foreign language (FL) focuses on French writing skills. Learning FL requires the student to master communication skills as well as writing skills. Good command of basic French grammar may help for better writing skills for the target language. This study is limited to simple French sentence writing skills among students by analysing errors in their writing. The study respondents comprised of 50 French 1 (WFD10101) students from University Kuala Lumpur Malaysia France Institute (UniKL MFI). The research data was analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The research location was UniKL MFI. This document analysis study used essays from the answer script of section A, question 11 of the French 1 final test. The results of the students’ writing were analysed through Taxonomy of Errors by Dulay, Burt and Krashen (1982) to identify the students’ errors in constructing simple French sentences. The findings of this research showed students had the tendency to make errors in using prepositions, followed by verbs, nouns, and adjectives. These errors occurred as the students lack basic French grammatical knowledge. In addition, with the status of French as a FL in Malaysia, there are differences in terms of grammar and sentence structures between French and Bahasa Malaysia. Therefore, these are the factors that cause the respondents to make mistakes errors when writing and subsequently perform errors in adding, reducing, and selecting in French sentences. Hopefully, this research will be beneficial for the learners and teachers of French language in Malaysia. Human Resources Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS) 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/117833/1/117833.pdf Abdul Karim, Shobehah and Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy and Abdul Halim, Hazlina (2024) Error analysis in French simple sentence writing among the students of UniKL MFI. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14 (10). pp. 2851-2867. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/23426/Error-Analysis-in-French-Simple-Sentence-Writing-among-the-Students-of-UniKL-MFI 10.6007/ijarbss/v14-i10/23426
spellingShingle Abdul Karim, Shobehah
Subramaniam, Vijayaletchumy
Abdul Halim, Hazlina
Error analysis in French simple sentence writing among the students of UniKL MFI
title Error analysis in French simple sentence writing among the students of UniKL MFI
title_full Error analysis in French simple sentence writing among the students of UniKL MFI
title_fullStr Error analysis in French simple sentence writing among the students of UniKL MFI
title_full_unstemmed Error analysis in French simple sentence writing among the students of UniKL MFI
title_short Error analysis in French simple sentence writing among the students of UniKL MFI
title_sort error analysis in french simple sentence writing among the students of unikl mfi
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