An Analysis of the Common Grammatical Errors in the English Writing

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present an analysis of the common grammatical errors in the English writing. The result study would like to improve the students’ English knowledge and design proper teaching material and courses, it is important for researchers and English teachers to initially investigate the English proficiency levels of each particular group of students, and to know what the most important English learning units are that the students should undertake through their errors. The study objectives are to find out answers of the following research questions:

1. What types of grammatical errors are found in the English writing of Thai students?


2. What common grammatical error types are frequently used in their English writing?


3. How do interlanguage errors and intralingual and developmental errors plausibly affect the grammatical error commission in their English writing?