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Negative transfer of mother tongue to English writing among English Language Teaching students in Vietnam
Authors Name:
Luu Quy Khuong
, Nguyen Thi Anh Tuyet
Unique Id:
IJSDR2305309
Published In:
Volume 8 Issue 5, May-2023
Abstract:
This paper examined the negative transfer of the mother tongue to English writing, it focused specifically on Vietnamese negative transfer to English writing among third-year students majoring in English Language Teaching (hereafter called ELT students) at The University of Danang - University of Foreign Language Studies, Vietnam (UD-UFLS). Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through questionnaires and students' written pieces. The questionnaire explored the perceptions of ELT students regarding Vietnamese negative transfer and the factors contributing to their errors in English writing. Also, the study analyzed the written pieces to identify common errors in lexis, syntax, and discourse. The findings highlighted syntactic interference as the most persistent issue among the three types of errors. Besides, the questionnaire results indicated that although most ELT students were aware of "Vietnamese negative transfer to English writing" and had methods to correct errors, they still struggled with e
Keywords:
negative transfer, mother tongue, English writing, perceptions, errors
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"Negative transfer of mother tongue to English writing among English Language Teaching students in Vietnam", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.1944 - 1959, May-2023, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2305309.pdf
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Published Paper ID: IJSDR2305309
Registration ID:206748
Published In: Volume 8 Issue 5, May-2023
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Page No: 1944 - 1959
Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org
ISSN Number: 2455-2631
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