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Error Analysis in Academic Writing: A Case of International Postgraduate Students in Malaysia

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Amiri, Fatemeh; Puteh, Marlia – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017

This paper examines the different types of writing errors performed by 16 international postgraduate students undertaking an intensive English course at a public university in Malaysia. It was mandatory for international postgraduate students who obtained less than IELTS Band 6 to undertake an Intensive English Course (IEC) offered by the…

Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Academic Discourse, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning

The Differences in Error Rate and Type between IELTS Writing Bands and Their Impact on Academic Workload

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Müller, Amanda – Higher Education Research and Development, 2015

This paper attempts to demonstrate the differences in writing between International English Language Testing System (IELTS) bands 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0. An analysis of exemplars provided from the IELTS test makers reveals that IELTS 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0 writers can make a minimum of 206 errors, 96 errors and 35 errors per 1000 words. The following section…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Scores