An analysis of common errors in using subordinators made by FFL sophomores in writing three classes at IUH :Graduation Thesis - Faculty of Foreign Languages

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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GRADUATION THESIS

AN ANALYSIS OF COMMON ERRORS IN USING

SUBORDINATORS MADE BY FFL SOPHOMORES IN

WRITING THREE CLASSES AT IUH

STUDENT NAME: HỒ NHỰT NAM

ID NUMBER: 17061411

CLASS CODE: ĐHAV13B

COURSE: 2017-2021

SUPERVISOR NAME: NGUYỄN THỊ THU HẰNG, M.A.

HCMC, 06/2021

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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GRADUATION THESIS

AN ANALYSIS OF COMMON ERRORS IN USING

SUBORDINATORS MADE BY FFL SOPHOMORES IN

WRITING THREE CLASSES AT IUH

STUDENT NAME: HỒ NHỰT NAM

ID NUMBER: 17061411

CLASS CODE: ĐHAV13B

COURSE: 2017-2021

SUPERVISOR NAME: NGUYỄN THỊ THU HẰNG, M.A.

HCMC, 06/2021

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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Student name : Hồ Nhựt Nam

ID Number : 17061411

Class Code : ĐHAV13B

Course: 2017-2021

Supervisor Name: Nguyễn Thị Thu Hằng, M.A.

Student’s declaration: I declare that this graduation report is entirely my own work and does not

involve in plagiarism or collusion. It also has not been accepted as part of a submission to another

purpose else where. I accept heavy penalty for any cheating or plagiarism.

Date submitted : 20th June 2020

Signed : Hồ Nhựt Nam

Word count : 9829 words

AN ANALYSIS OF COMMON ERRORS IN USING

SUBORDINATORS MADE BY FFL SOPHOMORES

IN WRITING THREE CLASSES AT IUH

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I received a plenty of enthusiastic help and support that guide and encourage me to conquer all

obstacles and finish this thesis.

First of all, I would love to express my thanks to the School Board of Industrial University of

Ho Chi Minh City and the Faculty of Foreign Languages where I have chance to receive

knowledge and experience life as a university student

Secondly, I am sincerely indebted to Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Hang, MA. as our supervisor for

instructing me. Based on her sincere comments from the beginning days of this process, I am

mature enough in recognizing my hidden potentials and decreasing my weakness. My thesis

would be never finished without her encouragement, valuable comments, careful proof-reading

and corrections.

Moreover, I would love to say special thanks to my close friends who are also other members

in my group. They are Mr. Le Nhat Nam, Ms. Nguyen Khanh Linh, Ms. Luong Thi Ly who often

shared my feelings and gave me timely advice and material during the thesis.

In short, I honestly thank to all people helping me to finish this thesis.

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research is to know the common subordinators error that made by students

in writing three classes at IUH and recommend some solutions for students to better learning of

English subordinating conjunctions in particular and writing in general. The researcher used

quantitative research method. This research was conducted at Industrial University of Ho Chi

Minh City.

The researcher chooses one hundred sixty second-year students majoring in English. The data

was collected from the questionare. The students were asked to do four exercises from the

questionare.The first step to anayzed the data is identification of the errors, the second is

classification of errors, the third is tabulation of errors, an the last is explanation of errors. The

result of this research presented that there are three types of error that students usually made in

the writing classes, they are misformation, addition and misordering . The study also discussed

some causes of subordinating conjunction errors and some solutions for students in learning

English subordinating conjunctions based on the findings

Key words: subordinator, error, writing.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………1

1.1 Rationale:………………………………………………………………………………….1

1.2 Research Objectives……………………………………………………………………….1

1.3 Research Questions………………………………………………………………………...2

1.4 Scope of the study………………………………………………………………………….2

CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………..3

2.1. Definitions of terms………………………………………………………………………..3

2.1.1. Writing…………………………………………………………………………….…….3

2.1.1.1 Definition……………………………………………………………………….…..…3

2.1.1.2 The significance of writing……………………………………………………………3

2.1.1.3 What is academic writing?……………………………………………………………4

2.1.2. Error…………………………………………………………………………………......4

2.1.2.1 Definition……………………………………………………………………………..4

2.1.2.2 Types of error…………………………………………………………………….…...5

2.1.2.3 Part of errors………………………………………………………………………….6

2.1.3. Conjunctions……………………………………………………………………….…7

2.1.3.1 Definition……………………………………………………………………………..7

2.1.3.2 Types of conjunction………………………………………………………………….7

2.1.4. Subordinators. ………………………………………………………………………..9

2.1.4.1 Definition……………………………………………………………………………...9

2.2 Results of previous studies………………………………………………………………..11

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH DESIGN……………………………………………………..14

3.1. Research site………………………………………………………………………….….14

3.2. Participants………………………………………………………………………….……14

3.3. Research methodology and research methods……………………………………….…...15

3.3.1 Research Methodology…………………………………………………………………15

3.3.2 Research Method……………………………………………………………………….15

3.4. Procedures……………………………………………………………………………..…16

3.5 Data analysis………………………………………………………………………………16

CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION………………………………………….18

4.1 Findings. …………………………………………………………………………….……18

4.1.1 Results of exercise one…………………………………………………………………18

4.1.2 Results of exercise two …………………………………………………………………25

4.1.3 Results of exercise three.………………………………………………………………..30

4.1.4 Results of exercise four…………………………………………………………………34

4.2 Classifying The Errors…………………………………………………………………….37

4.2.1 Misformation……………………………………………………………………………38

4.2.2 Misordering……………………………………………………………………………..38

4.2.3 Addtion………………………………………………………………………………… 38

4.3 Discussion…………………………………………………………………………… ……39

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………...41

5.1 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………41

5.2 Limitations…………………………………………………………………………………43

5.3 Suggestion…………………………………………………………………………………43

REFERENCE…………………………………………………………………………………45

APPENDIX…………………………………………………………………………………....47