Syntactic Errorsin Written English Essays At Secondary Level: Teachers’ perceptions
Keywords:
Syntactic errors, essays at secondary level, intra -language and inter-language transfer, subject verb agreement, passivizationAbstract
The purpose of this research study was to investigate teachers’ perceptions about syntactic errors in
written English essays at secondary level of Pashto speaking students in district Mardan. The objectives
of the study were to identify and investigate the causes of syntactic errors in written English essays of
Pashto speaking students at secondary school leveland put forward suggestions for correct use of syntax
in their essay writingsin the light of the teachers ‘opinions.Population of the study comprised all English
teachers teaching inall schools at secondary level in DistrictMardan.Being a qualitative study, only eight
English teachers were selected as convenient sample.The researchers used semi-structured interview for
data collection. Data were analyzed bythematic analysis and frequency. The study revealed that Pashto
speaking students at secondary level often make errors in subject verb agreement, verb, tenses,
passivization due to influence of intra- language and inter-language transfer.
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