Analysis of the Frequency of Errors Made by Thai Students in Conversational English

Authors

Hugh Leong

Publication Date

1980-01-01

Abstract

What grammar and pronunciation problems give Thai speakers of English the most trouble? We know that Thai treats structures like plurals, tense and verbs very differently than does English structure ; and this difference causes a lot of trouble. Likewise, endings of words in English with their aspirated consonant sounds, as well as the sounds of /r/, /1/, /v/ etc. all cause Thais a great deal of difficulty. But what is the hierachy of specific errors, and in the normal speaking of English by Thais, what grammar and pronunciation mistakes arc more frequently encountered than others ? These are the questions that all English teachers in Thailand have to have some idea about in order to create useful and appropriate materials and lesson plans that will help our students overcome these problems.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.10.1.4

First Page

39

Last Page

46

Recommended Citation

Leong, Hugh (1980) "Analysis of the Frequency of Errors Made by Thai Students in Conversational English," PASAA: Vol. 10: Iss. 1, Article 4.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.10.1.4
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol10/iss1/4