Essays about: "what is an error in english language"

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1. 1. Written corrective feedback in the writing classroom for young English Second Language Learners

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Louise Nyström; Milanda Gultekin; [2019]
   Keywords : Written corrective feedback; corrective feedback; indirect feedback; direct feedback; ESL; second language learning; writing development;

   Abstract : Feedback can be given in many different forms, and the type that is written and strives to either correct students written errors or support their overall writing ability is suitably enough referred to as written corrective feedback (WCF) of which there are two main types of: indirect and direct WCF. We know that second language writers meet many obstacles, be that lack of motivation and vocabulary or misspellings and phrasal issues; nonetheless, teachers thought processes about what type of feedback to give on what type of error is of importance for the continuation of the development of sound feedback approaches. READ MORE

3. 2. Tense and aspect errors in junior high school students’ writing : A study of risk taking

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

   Author : Linn Essving; [2019]
   Keywords : Error Analysis; Second Language Acquisition; Risk taking; Syntactic complexity; Tense and aspect;

   Abstract : English is taught in Swedish schools as a foreign language. The students are at different levels, and most of them try to achieve a higher proficiency level. While the extent to which students are successful at learning a language depends on many different factors. READ MORE

4. 3. The Role of Transfer in Italian High School Students' Written Production in English

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Sara Frigerio; [2018]
   Keywords : Second language acquisition L1 transfer Italian mother tongue Error analysis Writing production;

   Abstract : This study aims at exploring to what extent transfer plays a role for young Italian learners of English. The informants consisted of a group of Italian high school students whose English written compositions are investigated. READ MORE

5. 4. Technology in the English Language Classroom : Computer-Assisted Grammar Learning

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för språk och litteratur

   Author : Annikki Hankvist; [2018]
   Keywords : CALL; Computer-Assisted Language Learning; Grammar; SLA; Second Language Acquisition;

   Abstract : As technology advances so does the availability of computer-assisted learning software. Since the Swedish curriculum and syllabus in the subject English do not state how teachers should teach grammar or what grammatical items they should focus on, it is left to the teachers to decide themselves. READ MORE

6. 5. Dealing with ‘Trouble Spots’ in Interaction in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för språk och litteratur

   Author : Kajsa Hammarström; [2017]
   Keywords : classroom interaction; Conversation Analysis; correction; English as a foreign language; error; repair; repair initiation; trouble spot; trouble source;

   Abstract : This study focuses on ‘trouble spots’ that occur in the English as a Foreign Language classroom. A trouble spot is an umbrella term for all types of language problems that arise. This means that it covers the trouble sources of repairs, corrections as well as problematising activities in the classroom. READ MORE