The Effect of Linguistic Exposure on Written Errors of Pre-Intermediate Saudi Technical College Students (Published)
This study aims at identifying the extent of relationship between frequency of exposure to linguistic input and written errors. Quantitative and qualitative methods are implemented in order to demonstrate the type of relationship between the variables. Two tools are selected which are: A questionnaire and administrating a writing test for participants who are Saudi pre-intermediate technical college students are a population targeted by this study. A detailed analysis is shown to answer the research questions which are: (1) what are the most frequent errors that pre-intermediate level Saudi technical college students make in their English writing? (2) do frequent exposures to either written or aural linguistic input minimize surface writing errors for pre-intermediate Saudi technical college students? (3) results show that there is a relatively inverse relationship between exposure to linguistic input and written errors
Keywords: Exposure to Linguistic Input, Written Errors