A critical review of language errors in the writing of distance education students

‘A critical review of language errors in the writing of distance education students’ examines linguistic competence and investigates the language errors made by a heterogeneous group of 100 entry-level distance education university students with a view to improving their academic writing skills. The...

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Main Author:	Ward-Cox, Maxine
Other Authors:	Spencer, Brenda
Format:	Others
Language:	en
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Language errors Error correction Distance education Academic writing skills Intervention strategies South African English (SAE) Black South African English (BSAE) TESOL World Englishes Linguistic competence 808.0428071168 Academic writing > Ability testing > South Africa English language > Study and teaching (Higher) > South Africa > Foreign speakers > Evaluation English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching (Higher) > South Africa > Evaluation Distance education > South Africa > Evaluation
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9270

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spelling	ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-unisa-oai-umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za-10500-92702016-04-16T04:08:19Z A critical review of language errors in the writing of distance education students Ward-Cox, Maxine Spencer, Brenda Language errors Error correction Distance education Academic writing skills Intervention strategies South African English (SAE) Black South African English (BSAE) TESOL World Englishes Linguistic competence 808.0428071168 Academic writing -- Ability testing -- South Africa English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- South Africa -- Foreign speakers -- Evaluation English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- South Africa -- Evaluation Distance education -- South Africa -- Evaluation ‘A critical review of language errors in the writing of distance education students’ examines linguistic competence and investigates the language errors made by a heterogeneous group of 100 entry-level distance education university students with a view to improving their academic writing skills. The research follows a process of error identification and statistical analysis, and reviews intervention strategies based on the findings. Despite the continuing debates on the value of error correction, especially in relation to ‘World Englishes’, language accuracy remains a key factor in determining academic success. This is of particular concern in the South African multi-lingual context and in the light of the under-performance of South African students as evidenced in international comparative studies. The implications of the bimodal pattern of distribution in the review findings are discussed and pedagogically appropriate approaches and intervention strategies are suggested. English Studies M.A. (TESOL (Teaching English to speakers of other languages)) 2013-04-29T07:09:57Z 2013-04-29T07:09:57Z 2012-11 Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/10500/9270 en University of South Africa 1 online resource (xii, 184 leaves) : ill.
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topic	Language errors Error correction Distance education Academic writing skills Intervention strategies South African English (SAE) Black South African English (BSAE) TESOL World Englishes Linguistic competence 808.0428071168 Academic writing -- Ability testing -- South Africa English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- South Africa -- Foreign speakers -- Evaluation English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- South Africa -- Evaluation Distance education -- South Africa -- Evaluation
spellingShingle	Language errors Error correction Distance education Academic writing skills Intervention strategies South African English (SAE) Black South African English (BSAE) TESOL World Englishes Linguistic competence 808.0428071168 Academic writing -- Ability testing -- South Africa English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- South Africa -- Foreign speakers -- Evaluation English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- South Africa -- Evaluation Distance education -- South Africa -- Evaluation Ward-Cox, Maxine A critical review of language errors in the writing of distance education students
description	‘A critical review of language errors in the writing of distance education students’ examines linguistic competence and investigates the language errors made by a heterogeneous group of 100 entry-level distance education university students with a view to improving their academic writing skills. The research follows a process of error identification and statistical analysis, and reviews intervention strategies based on the findings. Despite the continuing debates on the value of error correction, especially in relation to ‘World Englishes’, language accuracy remains a key factor in determining academic success. This is of particular concern in the South African multi-lingual context and in the light of the under-performance of South African students as evidenced in international comparative studies. The implications of the bimodal pattern of distribution in the review findings are discussed and pedagogically appropriate approaches and intervention strategies are suggested. === English Studies === M.A. (TESOL (Teaching English to speakers of other languages))
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A critical review of language errors in the writing of distance education students

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