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Errors and Compensatory Strategies: A Study of Grammar and Vocabulary in Texts Written by Norwegian Learners of English.

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Olsen, S. – System, 1999

Describes a study of English writing by Norwegian English-as-a-foreign-language learners. Language problems on different linguistic levels are analyzed and the theory of compensatory strategies is used to explain the process behind the production. Results show that less proficient learners have a higher number of grammatical, orthographic, and…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Foreign Countries