Abstract:
Having students to produce an organized, neat and error-free piece of writing has
always been the lifelong dream and the ambition of all English teachers. The purpose
of this study is to explore the common types of writing errors made by Bawku SHS
students in their English essay writing. The study adopted qualitative research design
with a population of one hundred and twenty (120) students. The study was conducted
in all the six departments of Bawku SHS. The findings were that students committed
twelve categories of error with the total errors stood at two thousand three hundred
and sixty (2360). Poor teaching, the complexity of the English language, structural
difference between learners’ native language and English language, and learner poor
reading culture to be the cause of errors learners of English as a second language
commit. The recommendations were that teachers should constantly update their
knowledge on the methodology and content of the English language, and students
must always read to improve their knowledge in the English language.
Description:
A DISSERTATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS,
FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES EDUCATION AND
COMMUNICATION, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE
STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN PARTIAL
FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER
OF EDUCATION (TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE)
DEGREE.
AUGUST, 2017
