Verb-form errors in EAP writing

This study was conducted to identify and describe the written verb-form errors found in the EAP writing of 39 second year learners pursuing a three-year Diploma Programme from a public university in Malaysia. Data for this study, which were collected from a written 350-word discursive essay, were...

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Main Authors: Wee, Roselind, Sim, Jacqueline, Jusoff, Kamaruzaman
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Language:English
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Published: Academic Journals 2010
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Sim, Jacqueline
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description This study was conducted to identify and describe the written verb-form errors found in the EAP writing of 39 second year learners pursuing a three-year Diploma Programme from a public university in Malaysia. Data for this study, which were collected from a written 350-word discursive essay, were analyzed to determine the types and frequency of verb form errors. The subjects’ verb-form errors were identified and categorized under four category types: omission, addition, misformation and ordering. The findings revealed that the subjects made the most number of errors in the omission verb-forms in the area of the third person singular verb (-s/-es/-ies). This occurred when they tried to make the verb agree with the singular subject or plural subject by dropping the -s inflection from the third person singular verb or making the verb plural by adding the –s inflection, respectively. The frequencies of errors of addition and misformation were almost the same while verb-form errors of ordering had the least number of errors. The copula ‘’be’’ verb was a major problematic area. The subjects tended to over-generalize and, hence, either omitted the ‘’be’’ verb or used it wrongly. Errors in writing will affect the readability and quality of the piece of work. So, in this light, the subjects’ verb-form errors have to be identified so that they can be equipped with the basics of producing error-free writing.
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spelling upm-175922015-10-20T01:33:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17592/ Verb-form errors in EAP writing Wee, Roselind Sim, Jacqueline Jusoff, Kamaruzaman This study was conducted to identify and describe the written verb-form errors found in the EAP writing of 39 second year learners pursuing a three-year Diploma Programme from a public university in Malaysia. Data for this study, which were collected from a written 350-word discursive essay, were analyzed to determine the types and frequency of verb form errors. The subjects’ verb-form errors were identified and categorized under four category types: omission, addition, misformation and ordering. The findings revealed that the subjects made the most number of errors in the omission verb-forms in the area of the third person singular verb (-s/-es/-ies). This occurred when they tried to make the verb agree with the singular subject or plural subject by dropping the -s inflection from the third person singular verb or making the verb plural by adding the –s inflection, respectively. The frequencies of errors of addition and misformation were almost the same while verb-form errors of ordering had the least number of errors. The copula ‘’be’’ verb was a major problematic area. The subjects tended to over-generalize and, hence, either omitted the ‘’be’’ verb or used it wrongly. Errors in writing will affect the readability and quality of the piece of work. So, in this light, the subjects’ verb-form errors have to be identified so that they can be equipped with the basics of producing error-free writing. Academic Journals 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17592/1/Verbform%20errors%20in%20EAP%20writing.pdf Wee, Roselind and Sim, Jacqueline and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman (2010) Verb-form errors in EAP writing. Educational Research and Review, 5 (January). 016-023. ISSN 1990-3839 http://www.academicjournals.org/err/PDF/Pdf%202010/Jan/Wee%20et%20al..pdf Academic writing - Study and teaching (Higher) English language - Study and teaching (Higher) English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching English
spellingShingle Academic writing - Study and teaching (Higher)
English language - Study and teaching (Higher)
English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching
Wee, Roselind
Sim, Jacqueline
Jusoff, Kamaruzaman
Verb-form errors in EAP writing
title Verb-form errors in EAP writing
title_full Verb-form errors in EAP writing
title_fullStr Verb-form errors in EAP writing
title_full_unstemmed Verb-form errors in EAP writing
title_short Verb-form errors in EAP writing
title_sort verb-form errors in eap writing
topic Academic writing - Study and teaching (Higher)
English language - Study and teaching (Higher)
English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17592/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17592/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17592/1/Verbform%20errors%20in%20EAP%20writing.pdf