AN ANALYSIS OF WRITING ERRORS IN ESSAYS OF NON-ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS

Peng Fangyuan, Wang Jia, Guan Tao, Fan Jiawen, Nor saidi Mohamed Nasir

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This paper presents an analysis of writing errors in non-English major students’ essays using a qualitative research approach. The study, conducted from September 2021 to June 2022, aims to identify and examine the types, frequencies, and underlying causes of writing errors among college students in Ma’anshan University, Anhui Province, China. A sample of 50 essays from these students was collected and analyzed during this period. The research showed that the number of errors occurred in students’ essays was 400 errors which contained nine types errors totally. To gain deeper insights into the students’ perspectives on these errors and the factors contributing to their occurrence, interviews were conducted with 20 students. Combined with manual data analysis guided by Sawalmeh (2013), the qualitative analysis of the interview data complemented the findings, providing a more comprehensive understanding of the writing errors among non-English major students as well as precious insights into English writing.


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