Error Analysis on English Written Discourse of 4th Year Mass Communication Students at Isabela State University – Echague Campus

Abstract

This study sought to present facts in Error Analysis on English Written Discourse of 4th year Mass Communication students at Isabela State University – Echague Campus, the method most appropriate was the Descriptive Method of Research. There were 16 student-respondents enrolled during the conduct of the study.

From the data gathered, it shows that respondents’ strength in Word Level was the use of conjunction while it shows that their common error was on the proper use of connectives or transitional words/phrases. On Sentence Level, respondents’ strength was in constructing a sentence following the modification rule and it appears that their common error was in constructing a sentence in Inter Sentence Connected Discourse. On Paragraph Level, the respondents’ strength was on using rhetorical moves and function while their common error falls in Grammar. Finally, in Discourse Level, the respondents’ strength was in applying Emphasis in writing a discourse and needs improvement in incorporating Unity and Coherence.

For the future researchers, it is recommended that after the assessment period, relevant lectures to address the errors committed and later on post-assessment must be conducted to monitor and validate if the conduct of enhancement lectures are enough and effective for the students to improve their written discourse.