Interlanguage syntactic temporary, permanent, and fossilized errors in second language writing

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https://doi.org/10.23971/jefl.v13i1.6090

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argumentative essay, fossilization error, interlanguage errors, second language writing, syntactic error

Abstract

Although writing argumentative essays has been widely investigated, limited research has focused on types of syntactic fossilization errors, let alone in doctoral students of English department contexts. This study investigated the interlanguage temporary, permanent, and fossilized errors in the second language writing of seven doctoral students from one private university in Jakarta, Indonesia. The study employed a linguistics content analysis method using the argumentative essay products taken from the course of Lexicology and Lexicography during one semester. The data were analyzed using the framework of four syntactic fossilization errors: verb omission, subordination, double verb, and passive voice. In addition, inter-rater reliability was used to measure the trustworthiness of fossilized error analysis in students' argumentative essays. The findings revealed that the doctoral students made four fossilized errors: subordination, omission, double verb, and passive voice. However, verb omission and sub-ordination emerged as temporary fossilization errors and a double verb and passive voice as permanent syntactic fossilization errors in writing argumentative essays. This result suggests that doctoral students need a bridging course to reduce all kinds of errors in writing an argumentative essay as the requirements before they join the real classroom.

Author Biographies

Andi Rustandi, Universitas Galuh, Ciamis,

Andi Rustandi is a lecturer at the English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Galuh, Ciamis, Indonesia. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at Universitas Atmajaya, Jakarta, Indonesia. He is interested in Linguistics and English as a Foreign Language field. 

R. Bunga Febriani, Universitas Galuh, Ciamis,

R. Bunga Febriani is a lecturer at the English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Galuh, Ciamis, Indonesia. She got her doctoral degree from Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia. Her concerns are on the fields of literature in ELT and Linguistics.

Maria Teresa Asistido, STI West Negros University, Bacolod,

Maria Teresa Asistido is a senior English lecturer at the English Department, STI West Negros University, Bacolod, Philippines. She got her doctoral degree from University of San Jose Recoletos majoring English language literature. She is interested in English literature and writing.

Syafryadin Syafryadin, University Bengkulu, Bengkulu,

Syafryadin is a lecturer at the English Education, Post Graduate Program, University Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia. He got his doctoral degree from Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia. His concerns are on the fields of speaking, ELT and Linguistics.

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