First language influence on second language performance: A study of common English grammatical errors among rural secondary school students

• Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Kesumawati, Abdul Hamid, Nor Zakiah, Mat Awal, Norsimah, Jalaluddin, Nor Hashimah
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Communication and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2007
• Subjects: LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools; PE English
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/3259/1/Ke1.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/3259/; http://staf.uum.edu.my/tleia2/

As a second language in Malaysia, English is taught to all from the pre-school level until the fifth form of the secondary school. Even though the teaching and learning of English is carried out for several years, many students still fail to acquire the language successfully at the end of their scho...