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By (Martha) Sarah Crowell ESL 502 Wilkes University Language Comparison and Data Analysis Summary

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By (Martha) Sarah Crowell

ESL 502

Wilkes University

Language Comparison and

Data Analysis Summary

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17 year old male, born in KoreaLived in US for 6 monthsScored at the Entering Level for English on WAPTBegan studying English in 6th gradeData collection

Observed two writing piecesDescriptive paragraph about a tangible object (a

sandal)Paragraph about New Year’s Resolutions

10 minute interview

Data Analysis Journal Results

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Types of Errors Frequency

Omissions

• Articles 12

• Verbs 6

• Particles 5

• Pronouns 4

• Conjunctions 3

Verbs

• Tense 4

• Subject agreement 5

Other

• Word choice 4

• Word order 13

• Adjectives

Errors Observed

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What John wrote: Correct form: Error:

Shoe is sandle. It’s black color.

The shoe is a sandal. Its color is black.

Missing articles “the” and “a”; spelling. Word order.

It use when we go beach.

It’s used when we go to the beach.

Missing verb “is”; subject/verb agreement; missing preposition “to”; missing article “the”

I’m going to beach in hot summer.

I’m going to the beach during the hot summer.

Missing article “the”; word choice- “during” instead of “in”

I’m very fun but very hot. 

I’m having fun but I’m very hot.

Word choice- missing verb “having”; missing pronoun and verb “I’m”

Written errors

What John wrote: Correct form: Error:Resolution is promise to do better and New Year. 

A Resolution is a promise to do better in the New Year.

Missing articles “a” and “the”; word choice- preposition “in” instead of conjunction “and”

My first resolution is do well in school.

My first resolution is to do well in school.

Missing particle “to”

I will study English, get good grade and do homework.

I will study English, get good grades and do my homework.

“s” needs to be added to make noun plural; missing pronoun “my”

I will make a girlfriend and make many friends.

I will get a girlfriend and make a lot of friends.

Word choice- “get” instead of “make”; “a lot” instead of “many” (overgeneralizations)

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What John spoke: Correct form: Error:

Dis country so big. This country is so big. Pronounced /ð/ as /d/

Many different sings here.

There are many different things here.

Pronounced /θ/ as /s/

I live here for six munts, I tink.

I have lived here for six months, I think.

Incorrect pronunciations of /θ/ and /ð/

Spoken errors

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Korean (Hangul)

Character alphabet14 consonants6 vowelsWritten horizontally

or vertically

20 consonants6 vowels1 letter can be either

consonant or vowelWritten horizontally

Korean and English Language Comparison

English

Clearly, there are several English consonant sounds that do not exist in Korean.

Alphabet

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KoreanWord stress not importantSeveral sounds do not

exist /θ/ pronounced as /s/ so think becomes sink

/ð/ substituted with /d/ so this is pronounced dis

/v/ produced as a /b/ so very is pronounced berry

Phonetic rulesWords end in vowels or

select few consonants

Relies on accentsExtra sounds not

present in Korean are difficult to learn

Phonetic rulesWords can end in

any vowel or consonant

Phonology

English

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Korean subject-object-verb word order agglutinative language where

morphemes added to the end of the verb to make it contextual

verb tenses do not need to agree with subjects

single past tense No articles Honorifics- markings for nouns

and verbs that show formal relationship between speaker and listener

No plural endings- determine singular or plural by context

subject-verb-object word order

Analytic-style language where grammatical relationships are contained within the sentence rather than attached to verb

Multiple past tenses Use of articles to show

reference made by nouns Use plural ending to

determine if verb or noun is singular or plural

Grammar

English

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Korean Students are quiet Avoid eye contact Seldom initiate conversations

with superior Address instructor as

“teacher”(use of name disrespectful)

Student responsibility to learn material

Feel ashamed when do not know answer because did not live up to teacher expectations

Cooperative learning encouraged

Students frequently initiate conversations with teachers

Teacher addressed by formal name

Teacher facilitator to help students when they do not understand

Not knowing is not equated with shame. Rather more review is needed.

Classroom Culture

English

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There are many differences between English and Korean languages

This can make it difficult for learners to acquire new language without errors

ESL teachers should be familiar with components of ELLs native language and culture

Encourage bicultural approach rather than implying one culture more important than the other

Summary