error analysis in l2 writing-

1. ASSIGNMENT 3:
Error Analysis in L2 Writing
Authors: María de los Angeles Betancur, Nicol Irarrázabal Betancourt.
LANGUAGE SYSTEM STUDY

2. Mistakes Categories Identified
(Reaction Paper 1)
CATEGORIES TYPE OF
MISTAKES/
ERRORS
NUMBER OF
MISTAKES/
ERRORS
Morphological Agreement 8
Morphological Misuse 3
Style/Register Word Choice 3
Morphological Grammatical
Tense
2
Form Punctuation 2
Morphological Addition 2
Form Capitalization 1

3. Morphological: Agreement
WHAT IS IT?
Agreement
happens when a
word changes form
depending on the
other words to
which it relates.
HOW TO
AVOID/CORRECT
MISTAKES?
 Make sure you are looking at
the correct subject
 Does the subject agree with
its verb?
 Identify: plural or singular?
 Remember: Who, which, and
that should be followed by
verbs that agree with their
antecedents

4. Morphological: Agreement
They talked about the use of experimental
drugs to treat disease that do not have a
specific type of cure to be used in this cases.
They talked about the use of experimental
drugs to treat diseases that do not have a
specific type of cure to be used in these cases.

5. Morphological: Agreement
Furthermore, it is mentioned the effect that
the Ebola virus is having in Africa and that half
the people who is infected dies from the
disease.
Furthermore, it is mentioned the effect that
the Ebola virus is having in Africa and that half
the people who are infected die from the
disease .

6. Morphological: Misuse
WHAT IS IT?
The wrong or
improper use of
words in a
sentence.
HOW TO
AVOID/CORRECT
MISTAKES?
 Pay attention in the context
of the sentence
 Check the words we are
going to use
 Omit the use of apostrophe
(‘) when we are not sure
about the meaning the
word will acquire.
 USE DICTIONARY!

7. Morphological: Misuse
Moreover, the person who accepts to be
treated with these drugs has to give his/hers
consent before the drug is actually used on
him/her.
Moreover, the person who accepts to be
treated with these drugs has to give his/her
consent before the drug is actually used on
him/her.

8. Morphological: Misuse
The minute when the patient’s sign his/hers
consent, the doctors or anyone who treated
him/her is no longer liable.
The minute when the patient signs his/her
consent, the doctors or anyone who treated
him/her is no longer liable

9. Mistakes Categories Identified
(Reaction Paper 2)
CATEGORIES TYPE OF
MISTAKES/
ERRORS
NUMBER OF
MISTAKES/
ERRORS
Morphological Agreement 4
Morphological Grammatical
Tense
2
Form Punctuation 2
Morphological Misuse 1
Form Capitalization 1

10. Morphological: Agreement
WHAT IS IT?
Agreement
happens when a word
changes form
depending on the
other words to which it
relates.
HOW TO
AVOID/CORRECT
MISTAKES?
 Make sure you are looking at
the correct subject
 Does the subject agree with
its verb?
 Identify: plural or singular?
 Remember: Who, which, and
that should be followed by
verbs that agree with their
antecedents

11. Morphological: Agreement
The video “The Ebola outbreak”, made by “6
Minute English” on August 28, 2014 is about
the use of experimental drugs to treat disease.
The video “The Ebola outbreak”, made by “6
Minute English” on August 28, 2014 is about
the use of experimental drugs to treat
diseases.

12. Morphological: Agreement
I know that scientist from all part of the world
are working in a cure for this illness.
I know that scientists from all parts of the
world are working in a cure for this illness.

13. Morphological: Grammatical Tense
WHAT IS IT?
The verb tense tells the
reader of your
sentences when the
action is taking place.
HOW TO
AVOID/CORRECT
MISTAKES?
 Ensure your verb tenses
always match
 Are you speaking about the
past, present, or future?
 CONJUGATION!

14. Morphological: Grammatical Tense
As I see in the video, I could realize that people
are worried about this disease.
As I saw in the video, I could realize that
people are worried about this disease.

15. Morphological: Grammatical Tense
Today we have great technological advances
that some nations are using to made weapons
of massive destruction.
Today we have great technological advances
that some nations are using to make weapons
of massive destruction.

16. Conclusions
 L1 INTERFERENCE
 MORPHOLOGICAL MISTAKES:
STRUCTURE OF WORDS
 DO NOT FORGET THE HIERARCHY:
WORDS PHRASES SENTENCES

17. THANKS AND…