Error analysis in the written English spelling of form four students in Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur /
The title of this thesis is “Error analysis in the written English of Form Four students in Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Gombak, Kuala Lumpur”. The subject area being researched was confined to identify and analyze the errors done by Form Four students in a secondary school in Gombak Kuala Lump...
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Gombak, Selangor :
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2009
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| Summary: | The title of this thesis is “Error analysis in the written English of Form Four students
in Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Gombak, Kuala Lumpur”. The subject area
being researched was confined to identify and analyze the errors done by Form Four
students in a secondary school in Gombak Kuala Lumpur. The methodology used was,
62 Form Four students were instructed to write essays. Each essay was read
thoroughly. The errors were identified and categorized according to classification
recommended by Adam (1988) who had categorized them according to causes of
misspelling – phonological as well as other non-phonological factors. There were
eight classifications: phonemic conflations, homophones, suffixes, other consonantal
omissions and insertions, glides, syllable structure (stressed vowel omissions and
unstressed vowels), double consonant graphemes and silent <e>. 199 misspellings of
were identified in guided essays while in continuous or free writing essays, the
number of misspelled words was 234. In terms of percentage, the frequency of
misspellings in the guided essays was 0.81% while in the continuous essay it was
0.88%. The frequency counts for misspelling identified are phonemic conflations
9.44%, homophones 7.08%, suffixes 13.4%, other consonantal omissions and
insertions 9.71%, glides 9.97%, syllable structure 17.06%, double consonant
consonant grapheme 16.7%, silent <e> 2.8%, one-two word confusion 6.8% and
Bahasa Melayu spelling 6.8%. This study shows that misspelling due to suffixes is
due to morphological (grammar) as well as phonological factors. There are also a lot
of examples where pronunciation is the cause of misspelling. This study has found
that misspellings arise because of pronunciation or intra lingual effect. Misspelling
due to morphological reasons in the category of suffixes has been quite substantial. |
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| Item Description: | Abstract in English and Arabic. "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Human Sciences (English Language Studies)."--On t.p. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 78 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-76). |