Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The objective of this study is to analyse grammatical errors in argumentative texts written by university students, with a specific focus on identifying the most common errors and determining their underlying causes. This study applied an explanatory mixed-method design. The researchers employ the Surface Strategy Taxonomy to identify errors. The results indicate that students make four types of errors: omission (63%), addition (27,5%), misformation (5,7%), and misordering (3,8%). The study found that omission errors were the most common, whereas misordering errors were the least common. The interviews revealed that sentence structure problems in students' writing were influenced by both interference from their mother tongue and the tendency to overgeneralize English rules and norms.
Authors: Politeknik Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia, Anik Tjandra Setiati, Elitaria Bestri Agustina Siregar, Politeknik Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia, Muhammad Ridwan, Politeknik Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia, Soraya Grabiella Dinamika, Universitas Medan Area, Indonesia
Institutions: Jakarta State Polytechnic, Medan Area University
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410245836