Error Analysis in English Writing at Matric Level in the Secondary Schools of Tehsil Rustam

Abstract

The students at Matric level commit certain errors in English writing. This research was conducted to find out the errors committed by the metric students at Tehsil Rustam. A total of 60 students – top 20 students were selected from the top three schools of Tehsil Rustam. They were given the task to write on three topics namely “My school”, “My best friend” and “My favourite teacher”. To analyze the errors of the students, the researcher applied “Darus et al model of Error analysis theory”. The errors of the students were categorized and put into bar charts and pie charts. The researcher noted that the errors committed by these students are partly due to the effect of first language (L1) on second language (L2) and partly due to word by word translation either from the mother tongue (Pashto) or the national language (Urdu) to English.