ASSIGNMENT 3:

Error Analysis in L2 Writing

Authors: María de los Angeles Betancur, Nicol Irarrázabal Betancourt.LANGUAGE SYSTEM STUDY

Mistakes Categories Identified (Reaction Paper 1)

CATEGORIES TYPE OF MISTAKES/

ERRORS

NUMBER OF MISTAKES/

ERRORSMorphological Agreement 8

Morphological Misuse 3

Style/Register Word Choice 3

Morphological Grammatical Tense

2

Form Punctuation 2

Morphological Addition 2

Form Capitalization 1

Morphological: Agreement

WHAT IS IT? Agreement

happens when a word changes form depending on the

other words to which it relates.

HOW TO AVOID/CORRECT

MISTAKES? Make sure you are looking at

the correct subject Does the subject agree with

its verb? Identify: plural or singular? Remember: Who, which, and

that should be followed by verbs that agree with their antecedents

Morphological: Agreement

They talked about the use of experimental drugs to treat disease that do not have a specific type of cure to be used in this cases.

They talked about the use of experimental drugs to treat diseases that do not have a specific type of cure to be used in these cases.

Morphological: Agreement

Furthermore, it is mentioned the effect that the Ebola virus is having in Africa and that half the people who is infected dies from the disease.

Furthermore, it is mentioned the effect that the Ebola virus is having in Africa and that half the people who are infected die from the disease .

Morphological: Misuse

WHAT IS IT?The wrong or

improper use of words in a sentence.

HOW TO AVOID/CORRECT

MISTAKES? Pay attention in the context

of the sentence Check the words we are

going to use Omit the use of apostrophe

(‘) when we are not sure about the meaning the word will acquire.

USE DICTIONARY!

Morphological: Misuse

Moreover, the person who accepts to be treated with these drugs has to give his/hers consent before the drug is actually used on him/her.

Moreover, the person who accepts to be treated with these drugs has to give his/her consent before the drug is actually used on him/her.

Morphological: Misuse

The minute when the patient’s sign his/hers consent, the doctors or anyone who treated him/her is no longer liable.

The minute when the patient signs his/her consent, the doctors or anyone who treated him/her is no longer liable

Mistakes Categories Identified (Reaction Paper 2)

CATEGORIES TYPE OF MISTAKES/

ERRORS

NUMBER OF MISTAKES/

ERRORSMorphological Agreement 4

Morphological Grammatical Tense

2

Form Punctuation 2

Morphological Misuse 1

Form Capitalization 1

Morphological: Agreement

WHAT IS IT? Agreement

happens when a word changes form

depending on the other words to which it

relates.

HOW TO AVOID/CORRECT

MISTAKES? Make sure you are looking at

the correct subject Does the subject agree with

its verb? Identify: plural or singular? Remember: Who, which, and

that should be followed by verbs that agree with their antecedents

Morphological: Agreement

The video “The Ebola outbreak”, made by “6 Minute English” on August 28, 2014 is about the use of experimental drugs to treat disease.

The video “The Ebola outbreak”, made by “6 Minute English” on August 28, 2014 is about the use of experimental drugs to treat diseases.

Morphological: Agreement

I know that scientist from all part of the world are working in a cure for this illness.

I know that scientists from all parts of the world are working in a cure for this illness.

Morphological: Grammatical Tense

WHAT IS IT?The verb tense tells the

reader of your sentences when the

action is taking place.

HOW TO AVOID/CORRECT

MISTAKES? Ensure your verb tenses

always match Are you speaking about the

past, present, or future? CONJUGATION!

Morphological: Grammatical Tense

As I see in the video, I could realize that people are worried about this disease.

As I saw in the video, I could realize that people are worried about this disease.

Morphological: Grammatical Tense

Today we have great technological advances that some nations are using to made weapons of massive destruction.

Today we have great technological advances that some nations are using to make weapons of massive destruction.

Conclusions

L1 INTERFERENCE

MORPHOLOGICAL MISTAKES: STRUCTURE OF WORDS

DO NOT FORGET THE HIERARCHY:

WORDS PHRASES SENTENCES

THANKS AND…