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Investigating Grammatical Errors in EFL University Students' Argumentative Essays

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.

Source: International Journal of Social Science and Human Research

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15362679

Authors: Anik Tjandra Setiati,, Elitaria Bestri Agustina Siregar,, Muhammad Ridwan,, Soraya Grabiella Dinamika,

Institutions: Jakarta State Polytechnic, Medan Area University

Language: English

Topic: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W6968620911

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