Essays about: "Prepositions problems"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Prepositions problems.

  1. 1. An Errors Analysis of Grammatical Errors in The Written Productions of Swedish Students in a Vocational High School

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

    Author : Maryam Nezamabadi; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : Error analysis; Verb errors; Common grammatical errors; English written productions; Grammar teaching; Second language learning; Errors based on word class categories;

    Abstract : As an approach to spotting and analyzing students' errors, error analysis provides information that gives us a better understanding of students' knowledge of second language grammar, so we can offer them more effective teaching. This study is an error analysis that investigates the most common grammatical errors focusing on verbs, prepositions, articles, and pronouns in English writings produced by first-year high-school students at a vocational school in southern Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Slips or errors? : A study of the grammatical mistakes in Swedish pupils' written production of English

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Elina Jonsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Second language acquisition SLA ; grammar; mistakes; slips; errors; interlingual transfer; intralingual transfer; negative transfer; L1; L2; Contrastive Analysis; Error Analysis;

    Abstract : Grammar is an important aspect of language learning and is thus of concern in language teaching as well. This study sets out to investigate the kinds of grammatical mistakes Swedish secondary school pupils make in their written production of English and the possible causes behind these different mistakes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Machine Translation, universal languages and Descartes

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation

    Author : Bamdad Payvar; [2012]
    Keywords : Machine Translation; Universal languages; Descartes;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore Machine Translation and the problems that these system are experiencing when translation between two different languages. The grammatical structures will be studied for English, Swedish and Persian to find a common pattern that could relate different ideas in each language to each other. READ MORE

  5. 4. Native Swedish Speakers’ Problems with English Prepositions

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Humanistiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Jansson; [2007]
    Keywords : Second Language Learning; Error Analysis; Prepositions;

    Abstract : This essay investigates native Swedish speakers’ problems in the area of prepositions. A total of 19 compositions, including 678 prepositions, written by native Swedish senior high school students were analysed. All the prepositions in the material were judged as either basic, systematic or idiomatic. READ MORE

  6. 5. Swedish problems with English prepositions

    University essay from Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Liane Blom; [2007]
    Keywords : prepositions; Swedish-English; language transfer; corpora; collocation;

    Abstract : English prepositions cause problems for learners of English. The way prepositions are taught has impact on how students learn. Using corpora in teaching makes it possible for teachers and pupils to explore language together and is a good alternative to filling in missing prepositions on worksheets. READ MORE