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  • In search of new remedies for some common mistakes in advanced student writing [Elektronski vir]
    Plemenitaš, Katja
    The article discusses frequent grammatical mistakes which occur in texts written in English by students of English at the university level. Such mistakes and their causes are well documented in ... Slovene literature about typical errors made by learners of English. The article compares examples of texts written by students at different stages of their studies. It also examines the influence of the form, purpose and context of writing on their mistakes. The analysis of the mistakes focuses on the most persistent mistakes with special reference to the use of the articles and word order. It looks at theories of language acquisition to find solutions for the mistakes which are most impervious to explicit teaching.
    Type of material - conference contribution ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2010
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 17980936