Dealing with writing deficiencies at tertiary level

• Main Authors: Shabbir Ahmed, Naheeda Ahasan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/14815/1/Dealing_with_writing_deficiencies_at_tertiary_level.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/14815/7/Dealing%20with%20writing%20deficiencies%20at%20tertiary%20level.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/14815/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.11.180
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Errors in students’ written scripts at the tertiary level may lower grades as well as posing challenges to language teachers for checking scripts and offering corrective feedback. At the worst, students fail to develop essential skills, remaining inefficient in writing. 108 students took part in t...