- Title
- Causes of Orthographic Errors In English Second Language Essay Writing With Whatsapp Among High School Learners In Mthatha, Oliver Reginald Tambo Inland Education District
- Creator
- Sincuba, Limkani
- Description
- This study aimed at investigating causes of orthographic errors in English Second Language essay writing with WhatsApp among High School learners in Mthatha, Oliver Reginald Tambo Inland Education District. The study was conducted among Grade 10 learners in three high schools. The study used a mixed research method with an interpretive paradigm to explore learners’ orthographic errors. A descriptive research design approach was adopted. The study sample consisted of 180 Grade 10 learners, as participants who were purposely selected from three high schools that offer English Second Language and use it as a language of learning and teaching. Data was collected using narrative essays written by Grade 10 learners after a pilot study was carried out on Grade 10 participants of this study. The written EL2 essays were carefully analysed for WhatsApp orthographic errors, and a few pictures of the essays were taken as examples of the depicted orthographic errors. A questionnaire was also used to find out commonly used social media platforms. Data were analysed manually and presented by the use of frequency tables and graphs. Besides, learners’ responses were categorised into themes. Findings revealed that WhatsApp word cut (WN), grammar errors (GR), word omission (WO), and shortened words, numerals in place of words were used by learners. Another finding was a direct translation (DHE) from mother tongue and words with multiple meanings and formal word meanings with multiple errors. Some of the recommendations resulting from the findings were that WhatsApp language be formally taught, a LEE SINCUBA WhatsApp model was proposed to help share the future of EL2 essays written with less orthographic errors, and a side-by-side LEE WhatsApp DICTIONARY was also proposed.
- Description
- Thesis (D.Ed) -- Faculty of Education Sciences, 2020
- Date
- 2020-05
- Subject
- English language--Writing
- Type
- Master's/Doctoral theses, text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/6656
- Identifier
- vital:47203
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (245 leaves), pdf
- Publisher
- Walter Sisulu University, Faculty of Education Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Faculty of Education Sciences, All Rights Reserved, Open Access
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