Error Analysis of Undergraduate Students’ Writing in Uzbekistan

Writing might be challenging for second language (L2) learners, who can make both interlingual and intralingual errors in their written production. The current study aims to analyse the use of English in L2 writing of undergraduate students and identify common errors caused by the influence of their native language and other determining factors. The short-written paragraphs of 176 undergraduate students from three national universities of Uzbekistan were analysed in terms of grammar, vocabulary use and style of writing. The findings revealed that the most common errors made by Uzbekistani students are related to the writing style, providing singular and plural word forms simultaneously, using ‘false friends’, having sentence-related issues, and adding prepositions where they are not required. Considering the obtained results, the article provides possible activities that can be used to improve students’ writing in similar learning contexts.

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