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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2023): January-JuneSection:
Research ArticlesError Analysis in Second Language Acquisition (SLA): Types and Frequencies of Grammatical Errors of Simple Present and Past Tense in the Elicited Written Production Task of Arab EFL Undergraduate Learners
Análisis de los errores en la adquisición de un segundo idioma (SLA), tipos y frecuencias de errores gramaticales del tiempo presente y pasado simple en la tarea de producción escrita de estudiantes universitarios árabes de inglés como segunda lengua
Keywords:
tense and agreement, error analysis, second language acquisition, error of omission, error of misformation, grammatical errors (en).Keywords:
análisis de errores, error de deformación, error de omisión, errores gramaticales, tiempo verbal y concordancia, adquisición de una segunda lengua (es).Downloads
Abstract (en)
This investigation aimed to examine the types and frequencies of grammatical errors of present and past tense and agreement in the elicited written production task (EWPT) of Arab EFL learners. The sample of the study comprised 67 Arab EFL undergraduates selected through a simple random sampling method and subdivided into three proficiency levels. The data collection instrument was the EWPT, which consisted of two passages and a total of 46 test items. The EWPT was collected and the errors committed by the students were identified, classified, and analyzed in frequencies. Then, statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 21. The findings demonstrated two basic types of grammatical errors: error of misformation (EM) and error of omission (EO). Overall results revealed that incorrect use of inflectional morphemes was higher for the EM than for the EO of inflectional morphemes across the three groups of participants. The ungrammatical EM is characterized by the use of incorrect forms, including misusing phonologically similar words, incorrect suffixation, substitution, as well as overgeneralization of be verb forms. Based on these findings, some recommendations and pedagogical implications were proposed, which might assist EFL teachers in developing feasible teaching propositions and policies.
Abstract (es)
El objetivo de la presente investigación fue examinar los tipos y frecuencias de los errores gramaticales del tiempo presente y pasado y la concordancia en la tarea de producción escrita (EWPT) de los estudiantes árabes de inglés como lengua extranjera. La muestra del estudio comprendió 67 estudiantes árabes de EFL seleccionados a través de un método de muestreo aleatorio simple y subdivididos en tres niveles de competencia. El instrumento de recolección de datos usado fue el EWPT, que consta de dos pasajes y un total de 46 ítems de prueba. Se recolectó el EWPT y se identificaron, clasificaron y analizaron en frecuencias los errores cometidos por los estudiantes. Luego, se realizó un análisis estadístico con SPSS 21. Los hallazgos demostraron dos tipos básicos de errores gramaticales: error de deformación (EM) y error de omisión (EO). Los resultados generales revelaron que el uso incorrecto de los morfemas flexivos fue mayor para el EM que para el EO de los morfemas flexivos en los tres grupos de participantes. El EM agramatical se caracteriza por el uso de formas incorrectas, dada su similitud fonológica, el uso incorrecto de sufijación, la sustitución y la generalización excesiva de las formas de los verbos. Con base en estos hallazgos, se propusieron algunas recomendaciones e implicaciones pedagógicas que podrían ayudar a los profesores de EFL con algunas propuestas y políticas de enseñanza factibles.
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