The Challenges Faced by Engineering Students to Write Effectively-the Teacher’s Perspective
M.D.Thamarai Selvi1, Ramesh Kumar2
1M.D.Thamarai Selvi, Ph.D Research Scholar, Vel Tech. Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Vel Tech. Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 20 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 11 July 2019 | Manuscript Published on 17 July 2019 | PP: 1210-1213 | Volume-8 Issue-1C2 May 2019 | Retrieval Number: A12150581C219/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: This study focuses on analyzing the errors made by engineering students when they write situational essays and descriptive paragraphs. When they write essays they are making errors in using grammar, punctuation, coherence, sentence constructions etc. This research focuses only on how they are making errors in subject-verb agreement. Subject-verb agreement is an important aspect of grammar. A lot of irregularities found in subject-verb agreement. Therefore to improve their writing skills process-oriented approach is used. In this research, the random sample method is used and 30 student’s essays as a sample are taken. The main objective of this research is to avoid subject-verb-agreement errors. Through process oriented approach they can improve their writing capability. Random sampling method is used for taking samples.
Keywords: Subject-Verb Agreement, Process Oriented Approach, Random Sampling Method.
Scope of the Article: Open Source: Challenges and Opportunities