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Mother Tongue Interference in EFL Students’ Writing

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  • Syamsiarna Nappu

    (Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia)

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Understanding the similarities and differences between English, as the target language, and Indonesian, as the native language, is an essential thing for students to know if they want to master English. One problem as the most challenging thing for students is to express themselves in English appropriately, orally or written. The student’s original language, Indonesian, interferes with their ability to compose English sentences correctly, especially in writing. It is essential to find and identify errors made by students of English, in this case, the interference of Indonesian in writing. Therefore, this study was conducted to analyze the interference of Indonesian in students English writing. This study provides an analysis of the interference of Indonesian on English writing made by EFL students. The data for the study is collected from essay writing on a descriptive text by 32 university students in the fourth semester majoring in English and whose native language is Indonesian. Those 32 students were purposively chosen as samples since they sit in one class and had the Essay writing Course. The students then asked to write about two pages of descriptive essays on specific exciting topics for them. It is found that there are a total of 359 Indonesian interferences on the students’ English writing. The findings suggest valuable strategies to aid students in developing their writing skills, such as viewing English-language movies, reading English books or articles, and listening to English news and music.

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  • Syamsiarna Nappu, 2023. "Mother Tongue Interference in EFL Students’ Writing," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(1), pages 524-530, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:1:p:524-530
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    1. Paola Alexandra Cabrera Solano & Paul Fernando Gonzalez Torres & Cesar Augusto Ochoa Cueva & Ana Lucia Quinonez Beltran & Luz Mercedes Castillo Cuesta & Lida Mercedes Solano Jaramillo & Franklin Oswal, 2014. "Spanish Interference in EFL Writing Skills: A Case of Ecuadorian Senior High Schools," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 7(7), pages 1-40, July.
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