Pre-test Error Analysis

      Section A :    

     1.     Error Analysis is one of the theorical as well a method or procedure used by the researchers and teachers which involves collecting samples of learner language, identifying the errors that exist in the sample, describing those errors, classifying hem according to their nature and causes, and evaluating their seriousness.

          2.     Types of error in Academic writing

-          Subject-verb agreement errors

-          Verb tense errors

-          Verb form errors

-          Singular/plural noun ending errors

-          Word form errors

-          Sentence structure errors

-          Word choice errors

-          Articles

-          Prepositions of location, time or direction

-          Phrasal verbs

-      Other writing errors

       3.      Types of error in students’ thesis writing

                  -      spelling

                  -      pronoun

-          modality (i.e., level of proficiency in speaking, writing, reading, listening)

-          linguistic levels (i.e., pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, style)

-          form (e.g., omission, insertion, substitution)

-          type (systematic errors/errors in competence vs. occasional errors/errors in performance)

-          cause (e.g., interference, inter language)

-          norm vs. system

SECTION B

      1.      Types and numbers of errors in the text above

P-1:

-           Type: Verb tense errors

-          Numbers: 5

P-2:

-           Type : Sentence structure errors, Word choice errors

-          Numbers: 2

P-3:

-          Type: Sentence structure errors

-          Numbers: