Abstract
The aim of this paper is to identify the types of lexical errors made by learners in Sudan in producing English words. To achieve these purposes, the researcher offered three questions. The data was gathered from free compositions writing test. The study sample consists of 50 students enrolled in the Department of English language at Kassala University. To answer the study questions, the frequency tables and percent were used. The findings of the study indicate that the students committed errors resulting from mother tongue interference and other factors such as overgeneralization and incomplete application of rules. Recommendations are suggested that lexical errors still need more studies and investigation because it is a very wide area and very difficult one.
Highlights
1 Error Analysis (EA) is a linguistic activity that aims at systematically describing errors made by learners of a foreign language
Due to interference of Arabic, the learner reversed the order of the adjective and noun, e.g. 26- To be family good. (To be good family) 27- The top of the hills are covered with ice. (The top of the hills are covered with snow) Errors under this category (17.4%) of the lexical errors investigated in this study
The study's main objectives are to investigate, identify, and analyze the lexical errors committed by the EFL Learners at the Department of English language in Kassala University
Summary
1 Error Analysis (EA) is a linguistic activity that aims at systematically describing errors made by learners of a foreign language. It goes beyond this to give us insights into the psycholinguistic process of language learning since learners produce some of their “intake”. The importance of vocabulary in second language writing is widely accepted, but there has been relatively little research into several lexical errors learners produce when writing in their second language. It is an indisputable fact that the teacher plays a crucial role in the learning /teaching process. Since" the medium is the message," unique challenges arise for English language teachers and learners
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