Grammatical Error Patterns in EFL Students' Writing across Different Language Proficiency Levels

• 발행기관: 한국외국어교육학회
• 저자명: 이상민(Sangmin Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『Foreign Languages Education』Vol.21 No.1, 1~28쪽, 전체 27쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2014.03.31

영문 초록

This study investigates how EFL learner error patterns and frequencies differ in writing depending on students' language proficiency levels. A total of 152 Korean EFL students' essays were examined. The writing samples were first scored holistically on an impressionistic basis; then, based on the scores, the samples were grouped into low- and high-proficiency groups. The study identified 13 errors based on prevalence and significance. The study calculated the frequency of each error type committed by each group and compared the results using t-tests. A survey of English teachers was also conducted (N=32) to rate the gravity of each error and to compare the error gravity produced by each group. The result showed that low-proficiency group produced errors much more frequently, and the errors were more serious ones with high error gravity. The errors committed by the high-proficiency group were usually complex ones and occurred in more complicated contexts. The study also found that the errors with less gravity occurred more frequently in both groups and that they tended to be more persistent. The study indicated that although the students were aware of significance of errors, correcting the errors was beyond their current English capability.

목차

Abstract

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Literature Review

Ⅲ. Methodology

Ⅳ. Results

Ⅴ. DISCUSSION

Ⅵ. CONCLUSION

References

APPENDIX

키워드

제2외국어 작문 오류 심각성 오류분석 L2 writing error gravity error analysis