scholarly journals The errors of EFL students’ TOEFL iBT integrated writing task

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Nurhayati Irmawan ◽  
Rahmi Aulia Nurdini
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
Teaching Approach ◽  
The Other ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Toefl Ibt ◽  
Writing Task ◽  
Integrated Tasks

Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing are four skills tested in TOEFL iBT. The two types of questions in the writing task of TOEFL iBT are independent and integrated. Focusing on the integrated task in which test-takers require to read a passage, to listen to a lecture related to the topic of the reading and to summarize the listening by explaining how it relates to the points in the reading (Peterson, 2007:8). This research analyzed the errors of students' writing production of integrated task. The research samples of the task were taken from 7 (seven)  TOEFL iBT candidates. Examining 14 integrated tasks, this study categorized the errors into three major categories: grammar, mechanics, and content errors. This study found that most frequent grammatical errors were in the verb (22%),  agreement (20%), and followed by a noun (14%). The findings of mechanic errors are mostly in the use of capitalization at the beginning of a sentence. In the part of punctuation errors, it was found that the omission of a comma as a frequent error. The last results are content errors which consist of plagiarism;  own idea addition; question addressing in which if the test takers’ response focuses on one of the two passages and completely ignores the other one; and missed information in which test-takers are unable to absorb key information from reading and listening passage. It is expected that these findings enable TOEFL iBT tutors to recognize candidates' problems and improve their teaching approach to reach better results. Keywords: Error Analysis, TOEFL iBT, integrated writing task, summarizing 

scholarly journals Grammatical Errors on EFL Students’ Final Project Writings

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-25
Author(s):  
Zewitra ◽  
Poppy Fauziah
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
Travel Writing ◽  
Sentence Structure ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Final Project ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
Grammatical Error ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Made In

Making errors is an unavoidable part of learning a new language, especially for those who do not use that new language as their first medium of communication. Writing in a foreign language can be a considerably tough challenge for EFL learners, one of the problems is regarding the grammatical rules. This present study attempts to discover and analyze the grammatical errors found in EFL students’ final project writing. It employed a descriptive qualitative method using a textual analysis process by adopting the theory of Dulay et al regarding grammatical error analysis. (Dulay et al., 1982) classify grammatical errors into four; omission, addition, misformation, and misordering. Five students’ final projects with a total number of 2884 sentences became the object of this research. The final projects were taken from Politeknik Negeri Bandung (Polban) English Department graduates of 2018 and they were limited to the project of ‘Travel Writing’ only. Travel Writing was chosen due to the fact that it contains more various types of sentences, more complicated sentence structure, and higher level of language modification. The results of this study claim that all types of grammatical errors presented by Dulay et al are found in those five students’ final projects. Misformation is the most frequent error the students made in producing their travel writing products by 74% (380 out of 516 errors) while misordering is the least one by 1% (7 out of 516 errors). Theoretically, the findings can be a base for the next researchers to further analyze the cause of this error production. Meanwhile, practically the results can be used by curriculum makers as a guide to evaluate and develop new curriculum, syllabus, materials, and teaching methods which are more suitable for EFL students in order to communicate effectively and write skillfully.   Keywords: error analysis, grammatical error, writing, travel writing  

scholarly journals SURFACE STRATEGY TAXONOMY ON THE EFL STUDENTS’ COMPOSITION A STUDY OF ERROR ANALYSIS

JURNAL IQRA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Suhono Suhono
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Second Language Learners ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
Grammatical Error ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Subject

This study deals with error analysis on composition written by EFL Students IAIM NU Metro. It aims at developing further analyzing of error analysis in second language learners. For this purpose, an empirical study was conducted, using Indonesian students learning English as the subject of research. To achieve this purpose, the researcher explored the type of grammatical errors made by students at different grade semesters: the second, the sixth, and the eighth. More specifically, this study was an attempt to describe the type of grammatical error which frequently exist in written composition, to describe frequency grammatical error among the grade semesters, and to describe the sources of errors. Students’ writings were analyzed based on surface strategy taxonomy theory. The results of this research revealed that 268 sentences indicated errors. In all semesters, types of omission error was the highest one 131 (48.9%) sentences. Furthermore, grammatical error in the second semester was the highest one 124 (46.8%) sentences. The sources of errors of this research were mother-tongue influence (Interlingual errors). It was influenced by the native language which interferes with target language learning. The second was Intralingual errors, caused by the target tself like, misanalysis (wrong hypothesis), incomplete rule application.   Keywords: Surface Strategy Taxonomy, Error Analysis, IAIM NU Metro.

scholarly journals Contrastive error analysis of Turkish EFL learners in writing

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-242
Author(s):  
Şahin GÖK
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
Negative Transfer ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
The Other ◽  
Final Examination ◽  
Contrastive Analysis ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

The aim of this study is to find out to what extent Turkish EFL students make interlingual (interference) and intralingual (developmental) errors in writing at the university level. The mid-term and final examination papers of 50 Turkish EFL students were taken and their errors were categorized into interference and developmental errors. The results of our research have shown that they made a mean of %14.6 interference errors.  Thus, this proportion does not confirm the contrastive analysis hypothesis claiming that all errors are due to the negative transfer from the mother tongue. On the other hand, they made a mean of %85.4 developmental errors which are not related to L1. So the results of T?Test indicate that Turkish EFL students made significantly more (p<.001) developmental errors.

Assessing the Writing Task: Do Pictures Change What Students Write?

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 925
Author(s):  
Dan Xu ◽  
Pengcheng Liang
Keyword(s):  
Visual Information ◽  
The Other ◽  
Graphic Novel ◽  
Writing Quality ◽  
Textual Information ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Natural Classes ◽  
Writing Task ◽  
Better Than

This article reports an empirical study which compared the effects of different writing tasks on the writing products of EFL students. This study recruited 50 students from two natural classes in a Chinese university. In the pre-test, they were given the same writing task with only textual instruction and no difference was found in their writing quality. In the test, one class was given graphic novel with textual information, while the other class was given the same graphic novel without textual information. It finds that the group given graphic novel performed better than the other group in terms of content richness, plot development, organization, and language accuracy. It concludes that graphic novel is a better way to scaffold EFL student’s narrative writing and visual information should be included in EFL literacy curricula.

scholarly journals The Analysis of Errors Committed by Grade Ten Students of SMA Dwijendra in Their Task-based Writing

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
FERALIENSIS MANGIFERA PANENSIA . ◽  
PROF. DR. I KETUT SEKEN, M.A. . ◽  
DR. I GEDE BUDASI, M.Ed.DIP APPLIN .
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Error Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Letter Position ◽  
The Other ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Word Choice ◽  
Capital Letter ◽  
Descriptive Writing ◽  
Writing Task

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi jenis – jenis kesalahan dan menganalisis sumber-sumber kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh siswa kelas X.3 SMA Dwijendra Bualu dalam menyusun teks deskriptif serta mengungkapkan implikasi dari kesalahan-kesalahan tersebut terhadap kompetensi bahasa kedua siswa kelas X.3 SMA Dwijendra Bualu. Penelitian ini didesain dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Data untuk jenis-jenis dan sumber-sumber kesalahan diperoleh dengan cara memberikan tugas kepada siswa untuk membuat tulisan deskriptif. Sedangkan, untuk mengungkapkan implikasi dari kesalahan yang terdapat dalam tulisan siswa diperoleh dari hasil analisis data tersebut. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa, terdapat delapan belas jenis kesalahan yaitu: determiner, auxiliary, qualifier, preposition, pronoun, conjunction, -s for plural case, -s for verb after modal, placement of capital letter, wrong word choice, addition of noun, s-v agreement, wrong verb tenses, addition of verb, omission of verb, omission of letter, addition of letter and changing letter position. Selain itu, terdapat dua jenis sumber kesalahan, yaitu: kesalahan interlingual dan kesalahan intralingual. Disisi lain, kesalahan-kesalahan yang muncul berdampak pada kompetensi dan perkembangan bahasa kedua siswa, khususnya dalam menulis teks desrkripsi. Oleh karena itu, harus dilakukan analisis kesalahan untuk meminimalisir kemunculan kesalahan-kesalahan tersebut. Sehingga, siswa dapat memahami dan mampu menulis teks deskripsi berdasarkan struktur kebahasaan bahasa target.Kata Kunci : Kata kunci: Tipe kesalahan, sumber kesalahan, implikasi kesalahan, tulisan deskriptif Abstract This study was aimed at identifying the types and the sources of errors committed by the tenth (X.3) grade students of SMA DwijendraBualu in composing descriptive writing as well as revealing the implications of errors toward learners L2 competency. This research was designed by using descriptive qualitative method. The data for the types and the sources of errors were collected through administering writing task to the students. Meanwhile, the implications of errors were drawn from the result of data analysis. The research shows 18 types of errors, such as: determiner, auxiliary, qualifier, preposition, pronoun, conjunction, -s for plural case, -s for verb after modal, placement of capital letter, wrong word choice, addition of noun, s-v agreement, wrong verb tenses, addition of verb, omission of verb, omission of letter, addition of letter and changing letter position.Besides that, there are two sources of errors, namely: interlingual and intralingual errors. On the other hand, the errors that the students commit affect their L2 competency and development, especially in writing descriptive text. That is why, it is crucial conducting error analysis in order to minimize the appearance of errors. So, the students are able to acquire and compose descriptive text based on the structure of target language. keyword : Keywords: Types of errors, Sources of errors, Implication of errors, Descriptive Writing

An Error Analysis of Hiragana and Katakana Writing Systems in the Learning of Japanese as Third Language at UiTM

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Norhazlina Husin ◽  
Nuranisah Tan Abdullah ◽  
Aini Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
The Other ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Writing System ◽  
Writing Systems ◽  
Third Language ◽  
Main Challenge

Abstract The teaching of Japanese language as third language to foreign students has its own issues and challenges. It does not merely involve only teaching the four language skills. Japanese language has its own unique values. These unique values also tend to differentiate the teaching of Japanese language as a third language from other third language acquisitions. The teaching of Japanese language as third language to foreign students also involves the teaching of its writing system. This makes the teaching of Japanese language rather complicated because Japanese language has three forms of writings, namely: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Students are required to fully understand the Hiragana system of writing first before proceeding to learn the other two forms of writings. The main challenge in the teaching of Japanese writing systems is the time allocated that can be considered as very limited as other language aspects need to be taught too. This, which relates directly to students’ factor very much contribute to the challenges foreseen. Students are likely to face problems in understanding and using the writings as they simultaneously need to adhere to the findings teaching and learning schedules. This article discusses on the analysis conducted in terms of the learning of the Hiragana and Katagana systems of writing among foreign students. The discussion in this article is based on the teaching of Japanese language to students of Universiti Teknologi MARA(UiTM), Shah Alam. Keywords: Third language, Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji

THE SOURCE OF ERRORS IN INDONESIAN-ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Jurnal KATA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Utami
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
English Translation ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Incomplete Knowledge ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Grammatical Errors ◽  
Translation Errors

<p>This research aimed to identify types of translation errors and to find out the sources of errors (interlingual and intralingual errors) in Indonesian-English translation written by the students. The type of this research was descriptive research which used Error Analysis procedures to identify and analyze the students’ error. The findings showed that the types of grammatical errors made by the students in their translation were three types, namely global errors, local errors, and other errors. The most frequent error made by the students was local errors and the fewest error made by the students was other errors.  Then, this research revealed that mostly errors occurred in students’ translation were caused by intralingual error. Meanwhile, only few errors were caused by interlingual error. The errors occured due students’ incomplete knowledge of the target language.</p>

scholarly journals Error Analysis for a Noisy Lacunary Cubic Spline Interpolation and a Simple Noisy Cubic Spline Quasi Interpolation

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Feng-Gong Lang ◽  
Xiao-Ping Xu
Keyword(s):  
Error Analysis ◽  
Error Bounds ◽  
Interpolation Method ◽  
Spline Interpolation ◽  
Cubic Spline ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cubic Spline Interpolation ◽  
Numerical Tests ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Noisy Function

We mainly present the error analysis for two new cubic spline based methods; one is a lacunary interpolation method and the other is a very simple quasi interpolation method. The new methods are able to reconstruct a function and its first two derivatives from noisy function data. The explicit error bounds for the methods are given and proved. Numerical tests and comparisons are performed. Numerical results verify the efficiency of our methods.

scholarly journals EFL Student Difficulties of Online Learning During Coronavirus Pandemic at IAIN Langsa

At-Tafkir ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-167
Author(s):  
Muslem Muslem
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
English Education ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The Other ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Student Difficulties ◽  
Internet Connection ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Subject

This research was aimed to find out the EFL students’ difficulties and psychological impact of online learning during coronavirus (COVID-19 ) at IAIN Langsa. This research used a qualitative approach. Documentation and interview were used to collect the data in this research. The subject of this research was EFL students of the English education department at the sixth-semester students of IAIN Langsa. The result of this research showed that the students encountered several difficulties in learning online consisting of; Internet data, internet connection, difficulties in doing assignments, intrusion, lack of experience in using technology, comprehending the lesson of EFL and interaction between students and lecturer. On the other hand, the psychological impact of online learning encountered by the students such as; frustration and feeling sadness

scholarly journals Utilization of Edmodo as an Online Tool in EFL Writing Class to Increase Students’ Writing Ability

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
M. Zaini Miftah
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Efl Writing ◽  
Online Tool ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Writing Task

This article reports the results of investigation on the utilization of Edmodo as an online tool in EFL writing class to increase the students’ ability in producing an argumentative essay. Classroom Action Research was applied in the study. 15 Indonesian EFL students who enrolled in the course of Argumentative Writing became the participants of the study. Observation, writing task, questionnaire, and field notes were used for the data collection. The data obtained were categorized into qualitative and quantitative data. The collected data were then analyzed for the conclusion drawn. The results show that the utilization of Edmodo in EFL writing class could significantly increase the students’ ability in producing an argumentative essay in the Cycle 2. The Appropriate teaching procedures are; prepare the teaching materials, introduce Edmodo, guide students to get ready to use Edmodo, give an opportunity to students to get in the Edmodo group, train students to use Edmodo group, group students in the small group via Edmodo, give students writing tasks through Edmodo, provide a guideline and tell students to follow the guideline to access their small group, ask students to post their first drafts of an argumentative essay on their small groups, ask students to give feedback on their peers’ works, ask students to revise their drafts of the argumentative essay based on the their peers’ feedback and teacher, and ask students to post their final products of an argumentative essay on their Edmodo account.Keywords: Edmodo; Online tool, EFL writing class, Writing ability, Argumentative essay

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