Error analysis of written production at university level
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https://doi.org/10.29166/kronos.v5i2.7109Keywords:
written discourse, challenges, textual analysis, counterarguments, citationAbstract
Written production is a fundamental tool for writers to demonstrate the ability to convey ideas, opinions, and arguments through a text, paper, or project; then, the significance of written production cannot be overlooked. On that account, the objective of this study was to analyze the challenges 8th semester students from the Pedagogy of National and Foreign Languages career of a public university deal with when elaborating their Knowledge Integration Projects as the final paper of the Aproximación Diagnóstica subject. For this investigation, the error analysis method was applied as it refers to the process of deconstructing text and encompasses a holistic comprehension of the content. The researchers used 25 written versions of the Knowledge Integration Project for the analysis. The findings evidence that students’ most common challenges are related to paragraph and sentence structure, punctuation, and word choice. In addition, it could be stated that students experienced difficulties with the utilization of APA Style, and the presentation of strong counterarguments. Therefore, it is concluded that this topic must be research in depth.
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