An Analysis of Common Errors in ESL Descriptive Writing among Chinese Private School Students in Malaysia

Autor/inn/en	Nair, Subadrah Madhawa; Hui, Liang Lok
Titel	An Analysis of Common Errors in ESL Descriptive Writing among Chinese Private School Students in Malaysia
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Practice, 6 (2018) 1, S.28-42 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nair, Subadrah Madhawa) ORCID (Hui, Liang Lok)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2311-6897
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Spelling; Private Schools; Chinese; Foreign Countries; Grammar; Sentence Structure; Language Teachers; Writing (Composition); Gender Differences; Error Patterns; Teacher Attitudes; Writing Tests; Secondary School Students; Teaching Methods; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Essays; Error Analysis (Language); Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Schreibweise; Private school; Privatschule; China; Chinesen; Ausland; Grammatik; Satzbau; Satzstruktur; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Schreibübung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Fehlertyp; Lehrerverhalten; Writing test; Schreibtest; Sekundarschüler; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Error analysis; Language; Fehleranalyse
Abstract	The first objective of this study is to identify the types of errors made by students in their ESL writing. The second objective is to compare the types of errors (overall, spelling, mechanics, grammar, coherence, sentence structure and lexical) in descriptive writing, according to gender. The third objective is to explore an ESL teacher?s views on how to minimize students? errors in their ESL descriptive writing. This descriptive study has used the QUAN-qual model whereby the quantitative data was collected using a descriptive writing test while the qualitative data was collected through a faceto-face interview with the ESL teacher. The sample of this study comprised 102 senior one students (47 males and 55 females) from a Chinese private school in Kuala Lumpur. The findings from quantitative data revealed that female students made significantly less errors than male students in their overall writing, spelling, grammar, sentence structures and lexical items. However, the difference in errors between male and female students in the area of mechanics and coherence was not significant. The findings of the qualitative data support the quantitative findings which indicate that students made most errors in the areas of grammar and sentence structures. On how to minimize students? errors in writing, the teacher opined that giving more exercises in grammar and sentence construction can enhance students? writing skills. This study therefore has crucial theoretical, pedagogical and practical implications for both ESL students and teachers alike. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01