ERROR ANALYSIS IN IMPROMPTU SPEECH AMONG ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS

Cristy Grace A. Ngo, Christine L. Caintic, Alyssa Gale B. Guieb, Tracy Mae D. Montargo

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This study aimed to investigate the impromptu speaking errors made by second, third, and fourth year English major students at a private higher education institution. Using Corder's error analysis method, results showed that most of the errors fell under the category of addition (38.52%), followed by selection (37.78%), omission (22.96%), and ordering (0.74%). This implies that the participants struggled with applying grammar rules in impromptu speaking; thus, they need to enhance their language speaking skills through peer review, creative and adaptive teaching methods, and other resources.

 

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error analysis, impromptu speech, English, education, Philippines

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