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English language hardships of the urban vernacular in indiaAtiya Khan
Millions of people in India view proficiency in English language as a survival kit to achieve upward social and economic mobility, creating pressure for many to start learning the language right from schooling. However, the ground realities tell a different story as there have been many problems with the English language learning process in vernacular-medium schools of India. Not many people are aware of the hardships faced by the vernacular-medium students studying in Indian universities and other institutes of higher education. And not many people are aware of the agony of the young job seekers who had their schooling in Indian languages and could not acquire English well. This paper reviews the evidence of English language hardships faced by vernacular-medium students in India.
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The Academic writing Performance and Spelling Errors of English As Foreign Language Students at Tabuk University: A case of the Introductory Year students:2015
The aim of this research study is to analyze the appropriateness of the English syllabus according to the true language needs, which is being offered to the students of International Relations Department of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. To carry out this research study, students of IR department (Part 1 and 2) have been taken as a sample population to collect required data. To check the appropriateness of the offered English syllabus and existing level of English language competence according to the students’ needs; two research tools have been taken as: test and interview. In order to get the actual feedback from the students, a test consisted of four basic skills of English (listening, speaking, reading and writing) was conducted to 50 students of IR department. Interview was conducted to the teachers of IR department in order to get the actual information about the appropriateness of the English syllabus and the competency level of the students. Collected data through both the sources were analyzed qualitatively as well as quantitatively. The findings from these sources provided the results which were expected before the accomplishment of this research work. The findings of this research advocated that the EAP should be adopted to make the existing syllabus appropriate and need based in order to refine the basic English language skills of the students. This recommended course is very productive for social sciences disciplines of the BZU.
Problems and Practical Needs of Writing Skill in EFL Context: An Analysis of ...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal edited by International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR).The Journal provides a common forum where all aspects of humanities and social sciences are presented. IOSR-JHSS publishes original papers, review papers, conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, case studies, empirical research, technical notes etc.
English language hardships of the urban vernacular in indiaAtiya Khan
Millions of people in India view proficiency in English language as a survival kit to achieve upward social and economic mobility, creating pressure for many to start learning the language right from schooling. However, the ground realities tell a different story as there have been many problems with the English language learning process in vernacular-medium schools of India. Not many people are aware of the hardships faced by the vernacular-medium students studying in Indian universities and other institutes of higher education. And not many people are aware of the agony of the young job seekers who had their schooling in Indian languages and could not acquire English well. This paper reviews the evidence of English language hardships faced by vernacular-medium students in India.
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The Academic writing Performance and Spelling Errors of English As Foreign Language Students at Tabuk University: A case of the Introductory Year students:2015
The aim of this research study is to analyze the appropriateness of the English syllabus according to the true language needs, which is being offered to the students of International Relations Department of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. To carry out this research study, students of IR department (Part 1 and 2) have been taken as a sample population to collect required data. To check the appropriateness of the offered English syllabus and existing level of English language competence according to the students’ needs; two research tools have been taken as: test and interview. In order to get the actual feedback from the students, a test consisted of four basic skills of English (listening, speaking, reading and writing) was conducted to 50 students of IR department. Interview was conducted to the teachers of IR department in order to get the actual information about the appropriateness of the English syllabus and the competency level of the students. Collected data through both the sources were analyzed qualitatively as well as quantitatively. The findings from these sources provided the results which were expected before the accomplishment of this research work. The findings of this research advocated that the EAP should be adopted to make the existing syllabus appropriate and need based in order to refine the basic English language skills of the students. This recommended course is very productive for social sciences disciplines of the BZU.
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moreover aims to explore the causes of such difficulties. The researcher designed
certain tasks based on Task based language teaching on the sample of the study.
These tasks are applied for each student to investigate speaking difficulties and the
causes of such difficulties. The results showed and indicated that there are some
difficulties in speaking English due to fear of making mistakes, anxiety, shyness and
lack of confidence. The researcher identified to provide environment support and
encourage the students to speak English frequently
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This research aims at investigating lexical repetition and written composition‟s unity produced by 60 Male and female students studying Languages and Translation at the University of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia for the academic year 2018 / 2019. The sample of the study was selected randomly. This study involves two research instruments are; Hoey's (1991) Matrix of Lexical Cohesion and a Semi-structured Interview. The findings indicated that lexical repetition plays a great role in the unity and coherence of the students‟ written compositions. This research recommends that further research be conducted to investigate other types of dialogues.
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This paper attempts to assess the speech ability of the grade 10 students in Jose Sanvictores Sr. National School in Cagwait, Surigao del Sur. It uses random sampling which identifies 70 respondents. This study used descriptive - correlational method in order to determine the level of speech ability of Grade 10 students. The study dealt with the following objectives to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of gender, language facility, parent's educational attainment, media preference, communication practice, use of English and media preference to identify the level of oral language proficiency as to grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and fluency and to assess the significant relationship between the profile of the participants and the level of speech ability. Marissa Regalado-Villamon "Speech Ability of Grade 10 Students" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-1 , December 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd18973.pdf
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An Experimental Investigation on Preparatory Year EFL learners’ Vocabulary ac...AJHSSR Journal
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more consideration in terms of appropriate methodological choice in order to facilitate the learning process of
foreign language learners. Interactive Whiteboard (IWB), which is now associated with the teaching and
learning process in Saudi Arabia, and especially in the EFL classrooms provided motivation for conducting the
experimental investigation concerning the effects of Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) on Preparatory Year EFL
learners’ vocabulary achievement. The study involved two intact groups from the Preparatory Year EFL learners
at a Saudi university and were labelled as Treatment and Control groups respectively. The Treatment group was
given intervention for seven weeks through the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) while the control group with the
traditional whiteboard. 40 items MCQs type vocabulary achievement test was conducted at the beginning as pretest
and again at the end of the study as post-test. The data achieved was analyzed using the SPSS and the results
showed that there was significant difference between the Treatment and control groups in terms of better
performance in the vocabulary
Improving the Productive Skills of the Students through Selected Teaching Str...ijtsrd
This paper focuses on the ways to highlight the needs for developing the productive skills of the fresh students, at the University of Computer Studies Pakokku , Myanmar. This paper explores the strategies to enable the learners to communicate among themselves in their daily life. It also includes an eclectic approach to the current methodologies and the implementation of teaching writing and speaking strategies. Then needs analysis is used in order to investigate the actual needs of the students. To achieve successful learning in class, suggested activities are also provided. As writing and speaking have many features in common, by deliberately controlling a number of variables, language teachers can make writing closer to speaking and improve students' speaking skill through writing activities and vice visa. This paper recommends the procedures and strategies as well as communicative activities to be of great help for developing the students' productive skills. Khin Hnin Si | Pwint Oo Khin "Improving the Productive Skills of the Students through Selected Teaching Strategies" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-5 , August 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd27956.pdfPaper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/literature/27956/improving-the-productive-skills-of-the-students-through-selected-teaching-strategies/khin-hnin-si
Analysis of Students’ Errors in Summative Evaluation: A Corpora Based ResearchPremier Publishers
This study analyses undergraduate students’ errors in their summative evaluation with special emphasis on a literary subject that is taught in English. The study is an analysis of students’ corpora and uses qualitative analysis. Three questions spearheaded the discussion namely (1) what are errors that students make in their final evaluation? (2) What are the effects of these errors? (3) What can be done to help students reduce these errors? The study has a threefold significance namely showing teachers in charge of language teaching the areas that should be more emphasized; reveal students how important they should cope with these challenges to better their language use and become more proficient in a second language, if they are willing and committed to correct these errors. It was found that most of learners make similar errors related with spelling, subject verb agreements, pluralization, capitalization and misuse of prepositions.
The problems of Fluency in Spoken English among EFL Learners in Saudi Univers...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT : This study aims to investigate the problems and challenges which is usually experienced by
English learner's students in the Saudi universities when trying to speak English. It also checks at the problems
that students face when learning English language in Saudi universities and try to find remedies to this problem.
The research uses a questionnaire, interviews, and descriptive methods in the collection of data about fluency in
English language in universities in KSU as an example. The data was then statistically analyzed using the SPSS
program. The results showed that there are various problems which hinder fluency of English learning in the
universities and among them include: under-qualified teachers, unsuitable teaching materials and the methods
used in teaching are also poor. The other problem is the psychological factor which makes student lack
motivation while learning English. The study also contains ways in which these problems can be handled to
bring efficiency in learning and teaching English in Saudi universities.
KEYWORDS: The challenges of fluency in spoken English among the EFL students.
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The study aims to explore the problems and difficulties of students speaking
English language for Engineering students hailing from rural background. The study
moreover aims to explore the causes of such difficulties. The researcher designed
certain tasks based on Task based language teaching on the sample of the study.
These tasks are applied for each student to investigate speaking difficulties and the
causes of such difficulties. The results showed and indicated that there are some
difficulties in speaking English due to fear of making mistakes, anxiety, shyness and
lack of confidence. The researcher identified to provide environment support and
encourage the students to speak English frequently
Lexical Repetition and Written Text’s Unity from Gender Perspective: A Case o...AJHSSR Journal
This research aims at investigating lexical repetition and written composition‟s unity produced by 60 Male and female students studying Languages and Translation at the University of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia for the academic year 2018 / 2019. The sample of the study was selected randomly. This study involves two research instruments are; Hoey's (1991) Matrix of Lexical Cohesion and a Semi-structured Interview. The findings indicated that lexical repetition plays a great role in the unity and coherence of the students‟ written compositions. This research recommends that further research be conducted to investigate other types of dialogues.
This research aims at investigating lexical repetition and written composition‟s unity produced by 60 Male and female students studying Languages and Translation at the University of Tabuk in Saudi Arabia for the academic year 2018 / 2019. The sample of the study was selected randomly. This study involves two research instruments are; Hoey's (1991) Matrix of Lexical Cohesion and a Semi-structured Interview. The findings indicated that lexical repetition plays a great role in the unity and coherence of the students‟ written compositions. This research recommends that further research be conducted to investigate other types of dialogues.
This paper attempts to assess the speech ability of the grade 10 students in Jose Sanvictores Sr. National School in Cagwait, Surigao del Sur. It uses random sampling which identifies 70 respondents. This study used descriptive - correlational method in order to determine the level of speech ability of Grade 10 students. The study dealt with the following objectives to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of gender, language facility, parent's educational attainment, media preference, communication practice, use of English and media preference to identify the level of oral language proficiency as to grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and fluency and to assess the significant relationship between the profile of the participants and the level of speech ability. Marissa Regalado-Villamon "Speech Ability of Grade 10 Students" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-1 , December 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd18973.pdf
http://www.ijtsrd.com/home-science/education/18973/speech-ability-of-grade-10-students/marissa-regalado-villamon
An Experimental Investigation on Preparatory Year EFL learners’ Vocabulary ac...AJHSSR Journal
T :Vocabulary is a vital part of foreign language learning and teaching process and it requires
more consideration in terms of appropriate methodological choice in order to facilitate the learning process of
foreign language learners. Interactive Whiteboard (IWB), which is now associated with the teaching and
learning process in Saudi Arabia, and especially in the EFL classrooms provided motivation for conducting the
experimental investigation concerning the effects of Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) on Preparatory Year EFL
learners’ vocabulary achievement. The study involved two intact groups from the Preparatory Year EFL learners
at a Saudi university and were labelled as Treatment and Control groups respectively. The Treatment group was
given intervention for seven weeks through the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) while the control group with the
traditional whiteboard. 40 items MCQs type vocabulary achievement test was conducted at the beginning as pretest
and again at the end of the study as post-test. The data achieved was analyzed using the SPSS and the results
showed that there was significant difference between the Treatment and control groups in terms of better
performance in the vocabulary
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This paper focuses on the ways to highlight the needs for developing the productive skills of the fresh students, at the University of Computer Studies Pakokku , Myanmar. This paper explores the strategies to enable the learners to communicate among themselves in their daily life. It also includes an eclectic approach to the current methodologies and the implementation of teaching writing and speaking strategies. Then needs analysis is used in order to investigate the actual needs of the students. To achieve successful learning in class, suggested activities are also provided. As writing and speaking have many features in common, by deliberately controlling a number of variables, language teachers can make writing closer to speaking and improve students' speaking skill through writing activities and vice visa. This paper recommends the procedures and strategies as well as communicative activities to be of great help for developing the students' productive skills. Khin Hnin Si | Pwint Oo Khin "Improving the Productive Skills of the Students through Selected Teaching Strategies" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-5 , August 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd27956.pdfPaper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/literature/27956/improving-the-productive-skills-of-the-students-through-selected-teaching-strategies/khin-hnin-si
Analysis of Students’ Errors in Summative Evaluation: A Corpora Based ResearchPremier Publishers
This study analyses undergraduate students’ errors in their summative evaluation with special emphasis on a literary subject that is taught in English. The study is an analysis of students’ corpora and uses qualitative analysis. Three questions spearheaded the discussion namely (1) what are errors that students make in their final evaluation? (2) What are the effects of these errors? (3) What can be done to help students reduce these errors? The study has a threefold significance namely showing teachers in charge of language teaching the areas that should be more emphasized; reveal students how important they should cope with these challenges to better their language use and become more proficient in a second language, if they are willing and committed to correct these errors. It was found that most of learners make similar errors related with spelling, subject verb agreements, pluralization, capitalization and misuse of prepositions.
The problems of Fluency in Spoken English among EFL Learners in Saudi Univers...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT : This study aims to investigate the problems and challenges which is usually experienced by
English learner's students in the Saudi universities when trying to speak English. It also checks at the problems
that students face when learning English language in Saudi universities and try to find remedies to this problem.
The research uses a questionnaire, interviews, and descriptive methods in the collection of data about fluency in
English language in universities in KSU as an example. The data was then statistically analyzed using the SPSS
program. The results showed that there are various problems which hinder fluency of English learning in the
universities and among them include: under-qualified teachers, unsuitable teaching materials and the methods
used in teaching are also poor. The other problem is the psychological factor which makes student lack
motivation while learning English. The study also contains ways in which these problems can be handled to
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targeted Safety and Health/Human Resource professionals within the manufacturing sector of SMEs. We
gathered a robust dataset comprising 107 responses through a meticulously designed self-administered
questionnaire. Employing advanced partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) techniques
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behavior and safety performance. The research findings unequivocally underscore the palpable and
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improving safety performance indicators such as accidents, injuries, and property damages. These results
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ABSTRACT: Although a significant amount of literature exists on Morocco's migration policies and their
successes and failures since their implementation in 2014, there is limited research on the integration of subSaharan African children into schools. This paperis part of a Ph.D. research project that aims to fill this gap. It
reports the main findings of a study conducted with migrant children enrolled in two public schools in Rabat,
Morocco, exploring how integration is defined by the children themselves and identifying the obstacles that they
have encountered thus far. The following paper uses an inductive approach and primarily focuses on the
relationships of children with their teachers and peers as a key aspect of integration for students with a migration
background. The study has led to several crucial findings. It emphasizes the significance of speaking Colloquial
Moroccan Arabic (Darija) and being part of a community for effective integration. Moreover, it reveals that the
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American Research Journal of Humanities & Social Science (ARJHSS)
E-ISSN: 2378-702X
Volume-02, Issue-05, pp-24-29
May-2019
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Research Paper Open Access
Error Analysis of English writing problems faced by
undergraduate students of GCU Lahore, Pakistan
NOHAIZ MEHMOOD
PhD English Language Teaching Student Department of English Language Teaching
Cyprus International University, Northern Cyprus
Address. Rajput House, Street 5 opposite Masjid Aqsa Nishat Park Sialkot.
*Corresponding Author: NOHAIZ MEHMOOD
ABSTRACT: Error Analysis is one of the appropriate mean to provıde students the better way of writing. The
study focuses on the English writing problems of undergraduate students of Government College University,
Lahore, Pakistan. The study is carried out qualitatively under the lens of Error Analysis to find out what kind of
errors students commit in writing even during their undergraduate degree programs. The data in this study is
collected through Open-ended Questionnaire. The collected data is analyzed and thus results are in the form of
spelling mistakes, wrong use of grammar, mixing of tenses, wrong use of punctuation marks, capitalization and
missing of light verbs etc. The study will help teachers to check the kınd of mistakes generally committed by the
students and ultimately correct them.
Keywords:- Errors, Pedagogy, English writing problems, Undergraduate students
I. INTRODUCTION
Pakistan uses English as an official language of the country, but still there are numerous writing
problems for the people. It is the need of hour to master the particular language in early age. The case is totally
different even after getting the official status. People of Pakistan consider English language much superior to
their languages and use it as a Foreign language. Very few people use English language as their mother tongue
or second language in Pakistan.
English writing is obvious out of four primary skills of language. One reason for this is the examination
process, as undergraduate students are required to write in English language during their exams to prove the
learning they did during lectures. The students of undergraduate are unable to show their competency even after
higher secondary passing certificates. The proficiency and competency of students in writing is not up to the
mark.
In Pakistan, numerous public and even private sector universities offer compulsory courses related to
English language other than core courses. They offer such courses to enhance the competency for writing
English language. Such courses help them a lot in increasing the level of proficiency for social, academic,
personal and professional purposes. They are achieving very less positive feedback from students, and the main
reason behind it is their background and First Language interference. One reason of this situation is their
attention towards core courses which hinders the ways for students to pay proper attention on English language
course. They just want to clear the exam with just passing marks. Such negative attitude of students toward
English language leads to limited progress in society because English has become the basic need in our country.
The need is for writing and as well as for speaking purposes. The reason behind such attitude can be the role of
teacher. Teacher does not motivate the students for learning English language for writing purpose and due to
less or no motivation they become very stressed in lectures.
Government college university Lahore is an institute which holds population of backgrounds
representing various ethnic and linguistic differences. The students of GCU Lahore thrive for learning English
language for writing purpose because of present day need of the society. The level of writing problem depends
upon the regional backgrounds and their gender more specifically. For example girls are more conservative in
writing English language than boys. With growing need of English language for professional usage, people are
trying their level best to overcome the problems of writing English language. The problems may occur in the
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form of wrong grammar, sentence structure, spellings, wrong usage of tenses, mixing of tenses in a single
sentence, and starting the arguments with adjuncts and compliments. The deficiencies related to writing English
language for academic means are inevitable in Pakistan. In order to overcome the problems, students must be
guided with proper techniques and teaching methods of present day need.
David Nunan (2003) defines writing as mental and physical notion. On the one hand he argues that at
primary level the writing is physical phenomena as you commit the words to any kind of medium. On the other
hand, it is mental act as it helps and provides a platform to invent new ideas, think more on the existing ideas
and organize those accumulated ideas in the form of words.
Bjrok and Raisanen pass very solid and unique argument for the importance of writing. They say that it
is very important to write not only due to the reason of its immediate practicality but much more than that. They
argue that writing should be placed in the category of thinking tools. It helps a lot for the development of a
language. It also contributes in increasing critical thinking of people and to extent their scope for learning other
disciplines in a better way.
Khan and Akhtar (2011) tell in their study about the Bangladeshi education system and their focus on
writing English language. They argue that it is compulsory in their country to teach English in all phases of
education. They clearly say that the learners of their country are evaluated on the basis of writing abilities in
examination. They states that in their country the skill of writing is given importance over others skills. Writing
is the only skill to provide evidence that ESL students got command on English language or not.
One more Bangladeshi writer Uddin argues in the article that writing is the most important and
inevitable principle but the least developed skill of the students of Bangladesh. He says that it is not only
important in social sciences or arts only but have much more importance in technology related science subjects
too.
The well handling of summaries, reviews and essays in writing for the purpose of successful career in
particular fields in explicated by Dudley Evans and St. John. This type of statement is for every kind of
discipline whether they are learning English as their major subject or not.
The problems of students regarding second language writing are highlighted by Alam in perfect
manner. He argues that even after possessing abundant knowledge about lexicons and grammar students face
numerous problems to express them in coherent ways. They are also not able to form correct structures in
writing and restructure them many times.
1.1. Purpose
It is general notion that beginners of undergraduate studies possess serious writing problems in GCU
Lahore. The reason of this is their background. Most of the students belong to rural areas of different cities and
learned their entire life through Grammar Translation Method. GTM does not allow them to internalize the
grammar rules and this also leads to the wrong way of writing English language. The students of A-levels are
best in writing English language because they know the usage of proper English language in writing due to
internalization of grammar rules.
The purpose of the study is to focus on the writing problems of the undergraduate students in semester
one to four. It is also the prime focus of the study that getting awareness about the rough percentage of students
having problems with writing English language. The types and repetition of problems faced by the students is
also the purpose of the study.
1.2. Implications
The study aims to provide platform for the ESL teachers and learners about getting awareness about
writing problems of the students. It will give teachers the idea about changing the methodology of teaching
English language. They will come to know about the problems faced by the students in writing English language
and possible solutions to overcome them. Students will also be able to overcome their errors by getting to know
about the issues in their writings. The research will provide very understandable suggestions to the students to
overcome their problems on their own or with the help of the teachers.
1.3. Objectives
To identify the English writing problems of undergraduate students of GCU Lahore
To show prime reasons of students with low quality of writing English language
To identify the pressure of First language in writing second or foreign language (English)
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1.4. Research Questions
1. What are the main English writing difficulties faced by the undergraduate students of GCU Lahore?
2. What is the role of Rural/Urban background in defining English writing problems?
3. How Gender is playing its role in writing English language?
4. How mother tongue is hindering in the way of writing English language?
5. What is the role of Syntax of first language in writing English as second or foreign language?
ii. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The research is carried out under the shadow of Qualitative design. The setting of the research is purely
natural as it is carried out in class rooms. The students are unaware about the task which is to be given them in
the class room. The data is collected through questionnaires comprising of paragraph writing test. Entire
population is of students comprising of disciplines as major other than English language or literature.
2.1. Theoretical Underpinning
The research carried out is of descriptive nature coming under the theory of content analysis. The content under
this theory is divided in different forms. The data in bits is then analyzed separately. Mostly it is used as
quantitative technique but also helpful in qualitative form of research.
2.2. Data Collection
Data Collection covers the population, nature of the data and ethical considerations.
2.2.1. Population
The population comprises of undergraduate students from different departments of Government College
University, Lahore. The population covers Eighty (80) students of GCU Lahore with diverse cultural and
linguistic backgrounds.
2.2.3. Nature of the Data
The nature of the data is purely qualitative. The qualitative questionnaires comprising of two topics were
distributed to the students. The first topic asks about a place that is special for you and the second one about a
moment that makes you proud. The questionnaire takes basic information of the students which inquires about
their backgrounds, gender, degree program, semester and First Language (L1).
2.2.4. Ethical Considerations
It is make sure that students feel comfortable with the questionnaire. It is written on the questionnaire in special
note that it is humble request to write your ideas on the particular topic. At the last page the remarks of gratitude
are also written. It says: Thank You for your time. The students are explained clearly what the questionnaire is
about. It is told to the students you are not supposed to write your name or any other information which will
reveal your name. This is to make feasibility for you to write ideas on the particular topics. It is also ensured that
the questionnaire be used only for the research purpose and not for any other mean.
2.3. Data Analysis
The collected data is analyzed by using the theory of content analysis tool of research. The content is
analyzed on semantic and syntax level of the paragraphs written by the population. The questionnaire is
checked dually by the researcher and mistakes are written on the side of the paper. The mistakes are listed on
one paper and checked that how many students are doing the same problems and which problems are found in
some students. It is also observed that which students are doing no errors and what is the reason behind it.
The mistakes of the students are compared with the information provided on the first page about their home
town, degree program, gender, semester, rural or urban residence and the mother tongue. It is explained by the
researcher that their diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds are coming in the way of writing correct English
language.
iii. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The carried out research showed that students of GCU face numerous problems in writing English
language. One cannot deny the fact that the knowledge and application of English grammar is very essential for
everyone. The analysis of the results clearly indicates that various cultural and linguistic backgrounds contribute
in wrong writing of English. The atmosphere of students in which they grew are hindering in the way of writing
correct English language. The First language interference is one of the huge problems for students to overcome.
Many of the students cannot organize their ideas coherently during writing.
The students faces difficulties in usage of punctuation marks, spelling mistakes, wrong use of plurality
marker, repetition of plurality markers, capitalization, wrong use of pronouns, wrong use of articles, missing or
wrong usage of possessive markers, wrong usage of do/doing, use of slang expressions, wrong usage of verbs,
missing of light verbs, use was with plurals, wrong usage of is/are, use of capital letters where they are not
needed, etc. some students also have problems like starting the sentence with adjuncts or compliments. They
also write totally ungrammatical sentences, mixing of tenses, and extending the sentence too much by using
conjunctions.
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3.1 Spelling Mistakes
The mistakes of spelling are more than any other in the entire research. The students tried to write the
spellings of the words according to the pronunciation and sense. For example gose (goes), hungery (hungry),
palace (place), discribe (Describe), achived (achieved), studen (student), Governmen (Government), colloge
(College), momen (moment), prod (Proud), compitition (Competition), livining (living), memorible
(memorable), proudist (proudest), prad (proud), supports (Sports), etc.
The students who omit the alphabets from certain above mentioned words are basically from Lahore
and have Urdu as their first language. They belong to the urban area and doing B.S Hons degree in psychology,
Accounting and Economics. Mostly these mistakes are committed by Male students. The wrong spellings like
Palace, prad, support are because of the putting spellings on a paper by making sense and the way they
pronounce that words. Such mistakes are made by students from rural areas and having their first language
Punjabi, Saraiki and Sindhi. These mistakes are also mostly committed by males. They are doing their B.S Hons
in Urdu, Islamic Studies, Punjabi and Persian.
3.2 Wrong use/ No use of Punctuation marks
Many students without any knowledge of complex and compound-complex sentence stried to write
them. By doing this their sentences are making no sense because of the wrong usage of the punctuation marks.
Some students wrote very long sentences with just the use of comma. Some of the students just wrote very
complex sentences without using any kind of punctuation mark. This leads to no sense of the sentence. One
cannot dig out what is being conveyed by the writer. The commotion of thoughts is revealed clearly through
such sentences.
There are some sentences in which the complex sentences are written so long just simply with the use
of punctuation marks. For example: ‘Once a time, I went to Punjab college situated in my town for debate
competion, and I became confuse, when I saw only girls in audience, and then I decided to win this competion at
every cost.’ This student who wrote this is from district Nankana and possessing Punjabi as his First language.
The student is Male and is studying in first semester of B.S in GCU. The usage of right tense and spelling will
be analyzed in their respective headings.
Consider another example: ‘My Home is my special place because I love in being home I feel relax in
home I can do whatever I want and some special persons My family is lived there so that’s why I loved that
place too much’.The too long sentence without any punctuation mark is written by a Female student having
Urdu as her first language. She belongs to Lahore and is enrolled in undergraduate degree. She wrote sentence
comprising of Forty One words without any punctuation mark. Not even full stop in used after the completion of
sentence. Many other mistakes are also checked regarding punctuation marks which are not explicated in the
paper.
3.3 Capitalization
Many students started the sentence without a capital letter. Most of them used capital letter in between
the sentences where the capitalization is not required. Let’s examine some of the mistakes regarding
capitalization. For example: ‘And Some Special Persons My family is divided…, took admission at GCU on
Merit Base not on.., made me To realize, about me Than was expecting, We are 7 Sisters and no Brothers. and
my.., because i was born.., etc’.
All these students were doing this unconsciously because they don’t give attention on the capitalization of
words. They don’t care where to use the particular capital letter and where not to use. This problem is of almost
every student of semester one of GCU. Both male and female commit this big problem with equal ratio.
Maximum students have Urdu, Punjabi as their first language.
3.4 Ungrammatical sentences/ Mixing of tenses
Many students wrote ungrammatical sentences in writing English. They cannot distinguish between
grammatical and ungrammatical sentence. The reason is lack of grammatical knowledge and its application.
They don’t prefer to write in English or read in English. Due to this reason when they write, they produce
ungrammatical sentences. For example: ‘Once a person was so hungery and I give 20 rupees of shopkeeper that
give him 2 piece of bread’. In the sentence student is mixing past and present tense in a single sentence. The
wrong use of spellings and inflection is also there. He uses was and give in a single clause which is pointing
towards two tenses: Past and Present. The student is basically from Lahore and the gender is Male. His first
language is Punjabi and language may be a hindrance for producing grammatical sentences of English because
the structure of English is SVO and of Punjabi is SOV. Punjabi is a hindrance for such students because it is
from Indo-Iranian family of languages and English is from Germanic family of languages.
Some other similar examples are: ‘We live in home. We will very happy’, ‘The place is GCU inspired
me’. Both students are having Punjabi as their first language and both are male from shahdra and Phool Nagar.
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They mix the tenses by using live (Present) and Will (Future), is (Present) and Inspired (Past) to produce
ungrammatical sentence.
3.5 Use of was with plurals
Some students wrongly used ‘was’ with plural words which is very big mistake in English language. For
example: ‘My marks was highest..’, ‘that his seniors was admiring him’, etc. one student is male and one is
female who wrote such sentences. Male possess Saraiki as his first language and belong to the district Gujarat.
Female student is having Punjabi as her first language and is resident of Lahore. In both the sentences ‘were’
should be used instead of ‘was’.
3.6 Missing of Light Verbs
Light verbs are very important in sentences. The sentence is mostly incomplete without the usage of such verbs.
Some students while producing sentences missed light verbs which is very big blunder as the message which is
to be conveyed lacks proper sense and automatically the sentence become ungrammatical. For example:
‘Although, there (are) many places where I feel at peace’, ‘My all relatives (are) together in our village’,
‘proudest moment in my life (is) when I got desire result’.The bracketed words in the above mentioned examples
are the missed light verbs which are compulsory in a sentence. The mistake is committed with two ratio onefrom
females and males. The one female which committed this error is having English as her mother tongue and
others have Punjabi as their first language.
3.7 Minor errors
The minor mistakes of students include the wrong usage of pronoun (it and city together). It also include the
wrong use of article ‘A’ with plural nouns (A places), mixing of ‘a’ and ‘an’ in the usage, wrong use of is and
are (our people is very honest), starting of sentences usually with adjuncts and compliments. It also includes the
repetition of plural markers, wrong usage of possession markers and inflections.
iv. LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The study carried out is covering the population of eighty students of one semi-government institute. The study
cannot be generalized because one institute cannot represent the writing problems of Pakistani students. It can
only be generalized to Government College University Lahore. The study also not tells about the methodologies
utilized by teachers to eradicate such problems.
v. RECOMMENDATIONS
The recommendations are based on the research done and analyzed results. The language courses must be latest
and selective. Teachers should opt new methodologies for teaching language and be asked to pay more attention
on writing skills. The writing practices should me one of the main activity in the class rooms and proper
feedback be provided to the students. Like this they would be able to correct themselves. Separate language
classes should be given to students other than course of English language. Best books of language must be
taught to the students for better understanding of the grammar rules and structures of English language. The role
of motivation and solidarity is inevitable to enhance the learning process for the students. The teacher should not
discourage students for their wrong doings. They should encourage their writing and provide friendly feedback
to students for the sake of solidarity with them.
vi. CONCLUSION
The research points out English writing problems of students of the Government College University
Lahore. It reveals the fact that they are facing numerous grammatical and structural problems while English
language. The students of undergraduate are still not having command on structural and grammatical position of
the English language. The mistakes reveal that in primary, secondary and higher secondary school teachers are
not seriously and sincerely working on their students for producing correct English language. The language
which possesses the official status in the country is not mastered by the generation due to old curriculum
designs, old methods of teaching, lack of motivation and student-teacher gap. Teachers do not provide proper
guideline to students for flourishing in the world of English. They are just focusing on the course outline and
time limit. The students are just going forward without having the concepts of courses they studied. They must
be taught for the sake of training them not for passing the particular degrees. The students who were from
background of O-level and A-level had command on the English language during writing. There was near to
zero mistakes of those students not just because of the degree they got but also due to the updated curriculum
and motivational teachers. The background, city, village, and rural/urban status is not affecting the use of
English language in writing because the curriculum and schooling matters a lot. The effective and competent
teacher matters more than anyother. There is half role of mother tongue and gender on the writing practices of
English language as the Punjabi, saraiki or pushto speakers faces numerous problems and women are more
conscious and correct in writing English language.Students belonging to different cultural and linguistic
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background can be corrected by effective teachers. There modern way of teaching can solve many problems in
writing English language. They can be taught other than course books through visual aids, extra materials and
more written exercises regarding material provided or visuals shown. The level of confidence must be increased
by showing solidarity with the student and decreasing power relation among students and teachers. The interest
of students must be increased in language related things by telling them its importance and need for the
globalized world.
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*Corresponding Author: NOHAIZ MEHMOOD
PhD English Language Teaching Student Department of English Language Teaching
Cyprus International University, Northern Cyprus
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