An assessment on the condition of English among construction undergraduates

This paper reports on a preliminary study to assess the condition of written English among construction undergraduates. The study, using the content analysis method, examined written works belonging to first year construction undergraduates (cohort 2006107) in identifying and analysing errors in spe...

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Main Authors:	Khairuddin, Sufi Solheya, Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2008
Subjects:	PE English
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/1587/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1587/1/An_assessment_on_the_condition_of_English_among_construction_undergraduates.pdf

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spelling	iium-15872011-08-22T07:32:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1587/ An assessment on the condition of English among construction undergraduates Khairuddin, Sufi Solheya Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin PE English This paper reports on a preliminary study to assess the condition of written English among construction undergraduates. The study, using the content analysis method, examined written works belonging to first year construction undergraduates (cohort 2006107) in identifying and analysing errors in spelling, grammar and syntax. The key findings of the study are that the problems of spelling and grammatical errors are not serious, but syntax error is most widespread and is considered serious. The findings provided evident to support the notion that the standard of English among construction undergraduates is relatively poor. 2008 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1587/1/An_assessment_on_the_condition_of_English_among_construction_undergraduates.pdf Khairuddin, Sufi Solheya and Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin (2008) An assessment on the condition of English among construction undergraduates. In: 7th Annual Conference Management in Construction Researchers' Associations MICRA 2008, 18 - 19 June 2008, Kuala Lumpur.
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description	This paper reports on a preliminary study to assess the condition of written English among construction undergraduates. The study, using the content analysis method, examined written works belonging to first year construction undergraduates (cohort 2006107) in identifying and analysing errors in spelling, grammar and syntax. The key findings of the study are that the problems of spelling and grammatical errors are not serious, but syntax error is most widespread and is considered serious. The findings provided evident to support the notion that the standard of English among construction undergraduates is relatively poor.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Khairuddin, Sufi Solheya Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin
author_facet	Khairuddin, Sufi Solheya Abdul Rashid, Khairuddin
author_sort	Khairuddin, Sufi Solheya
title	An assessment on the condition of English among construction undergraduates
title_short	An assessment on the condition of English among construction undergraduates
title_full	An assessment on the condition of English among construction undergraduates
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title_full_unstemmed	An assessment on the condition of English among construction undergraduates
title_sort	assessment on the condition of english among construction undergraduates
publishDate	2008
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/1587/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1587/1/An_assessment_on_the_condition_of_English_among_construction_undergraduates.pdf
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An assessment on the condition of English among construction undergraduates

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