International Journal of English Literature and Culture

Vol. 9(1), pp. 33-42, January 2021

 ISSN: 2360-7831

DOI: 10.14662/IJELC2021.010

 

Research paper

 

Abstract

 

The focus of this study was on the investigation of the common errors on essay writing level. The participants were second year English language and literature students as well as English instructors of the department. The students were selected by using available sampling technique and the instructors using random sampling technique. To conduct this study, the data were collected from both students and instructors using questionnaire. Interview and test. The data were analyzed by qualitative and quantitative methods. Based on the findings of this study the students are not interested to write an essay and they are weak in practicing to improve their essay Writing. The errors of the students found from their test are spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, fragment, subject-verb agreement, and the weakness of creating thesis statement and weakness in creating introductory paragraph.

 

Keywords: transcends, global language, Military power, political power, economic power.

 

Cite This Article As: Mulugeta, A.T. (2020). Assessing the Common Errors on Essay Writing Level: In Case of Second Year English Language and Literature Students at Kebri Dehar University. Inter. J. Eng. Lit. Cult. 9(1):33-42