Grammatical Errors In English Essay

CHAPTER ONE
Background of the Study Chapter One
Background of the Study
Introduction
The current chapter delineates the background and problem of the study. It depicts the problem, questions, hypotheses, purpose, significance and delimitations of the study. The chapter concludes with definitions of the study basic terms. 1.1 Background of the Problem
Writing, as an essential sophisticated productive skill, necessitates the application of accurate grammar in order to communicate the intended meaning and avoid the distortion of meaning or hinder the flow of communication in the part of the reader (Aliakbari & Toni, 2009).
Applying the rules of grammar accurately is an imperative aspect of any good piece of writing. Because through grammar,

Arab learners of English as a foreign language may make errors in the simple past tense as a result of many reasons.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Teaching English in Saudi Arabia started in the late 1950s. Nowadays, Saudi learners begin to study English when they reach the fourth level of the elementary stage. They have been learning English as a foreign language in addition to Arabic.
Reviewing the Ministry of Education specifications of the English Language curriculum for the secondary school students revealed that the students have four classes very week, each class takes 45 minutes. Students are not taught explicit grammar instruction but grammar is taught implicitly in connection with reading, listening and writing skills.
Furthermore, the researcher conducted semi-structured interviews with many English secondary schools teachers who confirmed that when they give exercises or exams to students, the students make many grammatical errors in using the simple past

It investigated the students’ errors in using the simple past tense and the reasons behind these errors. Furthermore, it offered suggestions to reduce the students’ errors in using the simple past tense.
1.4 Significance of the Study
The main significance of the current study may be summarized in the potential contribution it would make to the field of language teaching learning as follows:
- The current study highlighted the simple past tense errors among the secondary stage pupils.
- The instruments constructed for achieving the purpose of the current study, namely, the writing test may benefit the EFL researchers.
- The study might provide English educators with insight about the causes of the simple past tense errors in the students’ writing that might help them in overcoming such grammatical problem in writing.
- The results attained by the present study may be of considerable importance for the future researchers to develop intervening studies for overcoming this problem.
1.5 Questions of the Study
1. Do students make errors in the written form of the simple past tense in