Errors in the Use of Determiners: A Case of Secondary Level Students

Abstract

The present study entitled Errors in the Use of Determiners: A Case of Secondary Level Students was a survey research. The objectives of the study were to find out the errors committed by the students while using determiners in English, to compare the errors committed by the students of government –aided and private schools and to suggest some pedagogical implications. For this research, one government –aided school and one private school of Kathmandu district were selected. The total sample was forty. Twenty learners were selected from each school. The researcher used simple random sampling procedure for sampling the population. The researcher prepared test items. It was found that the learners of government aided schools committed greater number of errors than that of the students of private school. In comparison to substitution and misordering of determiners, over-use of determiners in improper places were found in abundance. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with the introduction of the topic in which background, statement of the problems, objectives, research questions, significance of the study, delimitation of the study and the operational definition of key terms are included. The second chapter includes the review of both theoretical and empirical literature, along with the implication of the review for the study. It also includes conceptual framework. The third chapter deals with the methods and procedures of the study. It includes research design, population and sample, sampling procedure, data collection tools, data collection procedure and data interpretation procedures. The fourth chapter includes analysis and interpretation of the data and the summary of the findings. Then, the fifth chapter presents the conclusion of the study and recommendations. Moreover, it also suggests some pedagogical implications based on policy level, practice level and further study. This chapter is followed by references and appendices used for the study.