Analysis of error sources in L2 written English by Indonesian undergraduate students

Abstract

This study investigates second language learners’ production in writing, aiming to understand common problems the learners frequently have with English. The study focuses on the analysis of errors in 100 essays written by 50 Indonesian undergraduate students of English, which is aimed at identifying the commonly occurring errors, classifying them according to a linguistic category, and explaining the causes of the occurring errors. The study shows that a large number of the occurring errors resulted from intralingual sources, the proportion of which account for more than 60% of the total errors. The results conform to a number of earlier studies in this research field which concluded that the majority of errors L2 learners make stem from intralingual interference. Another possible explanation for the phenomena is that because the subjects participating in this study are university students majoring in English, they had at least mastered the basics of English when entering university. As a result, they are more likely to make fewer interlingual errors than students at elementary level who tend to rely more on their native language when dealing with the aspects of the target language which they have not yet mastered.

Grammatical Features in Indonesia English: A Study of Indonesian College Students

“…Overgeneralisation is a basic learning technique involving the learner's language, according to (Fauziati & Nugroho, 2019). The overgeneralisation of BE by Indonesians has been recorded by numerous studies (Aziez, 2016;Burhansyah, 2019;Fauziati, 2011Fauziati, , 2017Fauziati & Maftuhin, 2016;Kusumawardani & Adnyani, 2020;Pratiwi et al, 2020;Suwastini et al, 2020). Another findings also revealed the omission of the copula BE (i.e am, is, are).…”

“…Due to the fact that a copula is not required, predication may be expressed using a two-word or one-word nonverbal utterance (Adnyani et al, 2018). Various studies have reported the absence of BE in a student's English production (Burhansyah, 2019;Fauziati, 2011;Fauziati & Maftuhin, 2016;Gayo & Widodo, 2018;Iman, 2020;Kusumawardani & Adnyani, 2020;Mandarani, 2020;P. Sari et al, 2020).…”

“…There is still a lack of linguistic research on Indonesians' use of the language. So far, research has concentrated on error analysis and interlanguages (Aini et al, 2020;Burhansyah, 2019;Fauziati, 2011Fauziati, , 2017Fauziati & Maftuhin, 2016;Fauziati & Nugroho, 2019;Gayo & Widodo, 2018;Gumilar et al, 2018;Kusumawardani & Adnyani, 2020;Maheswari et al, 2020;Mandarani, 2020;Pratiwi et al, 2020;Puspita, 2019;E. Sari, 2016;P.…”

Error Analysis in Second Language Writing: An Intervention Research

“…(Putri, 2023) Idiomatic Expressions: Learners may directly translate idioms or sayings from their first language, resulting in errors or confusion due to the cultural specificity of such expressions. (Burhansyah, 2019) Understanding Cultural Factors for Effective Interventions:…”

Frequent linguistic errors in the writing of Yemeni EFL Arabic-speaking learners

“…Interference, language transfer, and cross-linguistic interference are often called interlinguistic errors. Such errors arise when the learner's rules, systems, or patterns interfere with or prevent them, to some degree, from acquiring second-language rules and patterns (Burhansyah, 2019;Corder, 1981;Yule, 2020). Lado (1964) and Fromkin et al (2018) stated that interference (negative transfer) is the mother tongue (L1) effect on target language performance (L2).…”