Interlingual Errors Essay

the main source of doing such errors is the interference of L 1(interlingual errors).

2. Interlingual transfer from the mother tongue is the second highest cause of errors, at (21 %) because of the borrowing from Arabic and literal translation. Interlingual transfer from the L1, explains the first stages of learning L2. The linguistic system of L1 is the only linguistic system in earlier experience on which the L2 learner can rely (Brown, 1987: 177). The reliance of L2 learners on interlingual transfer is thus related on their competence in the L2.

3. The third source of errors is the communicative strategies at( 6 %)
Corder (1981: 103) gives a working definition of communication strategies, which is ''they are a systematic technique

3.Results of the statistical analysis made have proved that there is a serious problem in the writing of the graduate students as they were expected to be advanced learners .

4- Making generalizations about the errors of the learners is not an easy task. It needs careful observations and investigations .

5.Some of the errors presented in this study are problematic and ambiguous, therefore, cannot be easily identified or classified.

6. Candidates of literature make more errors than candidates of linguistics due to the fact that candidates of linguistics are more interested in developing their grammar .

7. Language teaching and learning go hand in hand with studying errors analysis.

5.2 Pedagogical Recommendations

1.All second language teachers should receive intensive training in teaching the structure of English especially, writing academic essay in the exams .

2.After examining the learners’ writing, teachers should identify and record errors and discuss them with learners to avoid repeating the same kinds of errors in the future.

3.Teachers should concentrate on teaching the writing to help learners to develop skills in writing standard