Observing student´s syntactic errors and the perceptions towards writing in the composition course LM-1235
The aim of this article is to observe the improvement reached by two groups of English majors in order to identify and correct syntactic errors in a series of six academic paragraphs during two semesters in the second-year course LM-1235 English Composition I at the University of Costa Rica. In addi...
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KANINA288392022-05-31T02:52:18Z Observing student´s syntactic errors and the perceptions towards writing in the composition course LM-1235 Navas Brenes, César Alberto English composition writing activities error correction feedback paragraph editing syntactic errors The aim of this article is to observe the improvement reached by two groups of English majors in order to identify and correct syntactic errors in a series of six academic paragraphs during two semesters in the second-year course LM-1235 English Composition I at the University of Costa Rica. In addition, it presents a sample lesson with the integration of different language skills so that learners will benefit from cooperative learning, authentic input, and a sequence of interactive tasks to improve their outcome, being this the case of an academic paragraph and its outline. Finally, the writer analyzes the resul ts of a survey questionnaire that assesses the learners’ perception towards the challenges of writing Universidad de Costa Rica. Campus Rodrigo Facio. Sitio web: https://www.ucr.ac.cr/ Teléfono: (506) 2511-4000. Correo de soporte: revistas@ucr.ac.cr 2017-04-27 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Article application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/kanina/article/view/28839 10.15517/rk.v41i1.28839 Káñina; Vol. 41 No. 1 (2017): Káñina (January-June); 109-130 Káñina; Vol. 41 Núm. 1 (2017): Káñina (Enero-Junio); 109-130 Káñina; Vol. 41 N.º 1 (2017): Káñina (Enero-Junio); 109-130 2215-2636 0378-0473 spa https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/kanina/article/view/28839/30221 Derechos de autor 2017 Káñina |
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The aim of this article is to observe the improvement reached by two groups of English majors in order to identify and correct syntactic errors in a series of six academic paragraphs during two semesters in the second-year course LM-1235 English Composition I at the University of Costa Rica. In addition, it presents a sample lesson with the integration of different language skills so that learners will benefit from cooperative learning, authentic input, and a sequence of interactive tasks to improve their outcome, being this the case of an academic paragraph and its outline. Finally, the writer analyzes the resul ts of a survey questionnaire that assesses the learners’ perception towards the challenges of writing |
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Observing student´s syntactic errors and the perceptions towards writing in the composition course LM-1235 |
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