| dc.description.abstract | The present case study sets to investigate the possible causes of errors made in the
formation of English tag questions among learners of Dagoretti Mixed Secondary School
in Nairobi. Census method was used in the collection of data (one class of forty students'
written compositions were used). It is normally assumed that most errors are caused by
the first language interference. However, this study attempts to explore the other
possibilities that could also be responsible for these errors.
Selinker's (1969) theory of inter-language that reflects the learners evolving system of
rules and results from a variety of processes including language transfer, transfer of
training, strategies of second language learning, strategies of second language
communication and over generalization is majorly used as the guiding framework.
The literature reviewed on the teaching and learning of second or foreign language laid
the foundation for the study.
The instruments used were the composition production task and oral interview. The
errors were categorized and analysed in terms of percentages. The responses from the
English teacher who was interviewed were also analysed accordingly . | en |
