Essays about: "analysis of English verbs"

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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. Form-focused or meaning-focused? : Grammar tasks in EFL textbooks for English 5 in upper secondary school

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Angelica Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : form-focused; meaning-focused; instruction; grammar; tasks; CLT;

   Abstract : This paper investigates what role grammar plays, what grammatical content is included, and whether focus on form or meaning dominates in six EFL (English as a Foreign Language) textbooks for English 5. Through the methodology content analysis, the grammatical content is calculated, categorized, and analyzed with coding frames in three parts: form-focused instruction and grammar tasks and meaning-focused instruction and grammar tasks, context, and grammatical categories. READ MORE

4. 3. Use of phrasal verbs among Swedish secondary school students : Do patterns and amount of phrasal verb usage correlate with the level of engagement in Extramural English activities?

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Edith Olson; [2023]
   Keywords : phrasal verbs; extramural English; extramural activities; second language acquisition; constructional approach; Swedish learner corpus research; frasverb; extramural engelska; extramurala aktiviteter; andraspråksinlärning; konstruktionsmässigt tillvägagångssätt; svensk elevkorpus forskning;

   Abstract : Extramural English (EE) activities are activities in English that students spend time on outside of school. Previous studies have often concluded that EE activities have a positive effect on students’ English proficiency. The phrasal verb is a language feature which often causes problems for learners of English as a second language. READ MORE

5. 4. Reader Address and its Translation in a Gardening Guide : Pronouns, Modals and Imperatives

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Micaela Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Reader address; modal verb; imperative verb; pronoun you; second person pronoun; generic pronoun; translation;

   Abstract : This study examines the translation of three forms of reader address from English to Swedish in a gardening guidebook – the pronoun you as a second person reference and generic reference, modal verbs, and imperatives. The translation was made by the author of this study. READ MORE

6. 5. Subject-Verb Agreement Errors in Young Norwegian EFL Learners

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Julia Vejby; [2023]
   Keywords : Error Analysis; SLA; Subject-Verb Agreement; EFL;

   Abstract : The present study investigates changes in subject-verb agreement (SVA) errors in young Norwegian EFL learners’ written production from 8th to 10th grade. The study aimed to see if the frequency and type of SVA errors changed as the learners became more proficient. READ MORE