TENSE ERRORS IN ENGLISH ESSAYS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

ENSE ERRORS IN ENGLISH ESSAYS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

  CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1       Background of the Study

This research work deals with tense errors in English essays of Secondary School. The research is to find out the type of tense errors committed by the students who have sat for their J.S.S.C.E examination.

1.2       Statement of Problem

It has been discovered that second language learners of English face some difficulties while learning the language. This is because most second language learners find it difficult to speak or write good English.

With the above in mind, this research work focuses on Tense Errors in English Essays of Secondary Schools Students This is to find out the tense errors the students make, the causes and possible suggestion of how to reduce the problems.

The work addresses the following questions:

1.         What are the errors students made?

2.         What are the types of errors?

3.         What are the causes of the errors?

4.         What are the possible solutions to these errors?

1.3       Aim and Objectives

The aim of this research is to study Tense Errors in English Essays of Secondary Schools Students

The specific objectives are;

1.         To identify the errors in the essays of the students.

2.         To classify the errors identified into types