TENSE ERRORS IN ENGLISH ESSAYUS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: A CASE OF SOME SELECTED IN ATIBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Student: Blessing Olamide Oladele
Supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Abiade Agboola
HOD: Dr Elizabeth Abiade Agboola
Department of English Education
Education
Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State

Abstract

ABSTRACT This study is an investigation in to sense errors in English essay writing in some selected senior secondary school in Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo State questionnaire and essay writing was designed as instrument used for this study is questionnaire was used to formulate hypotheses and a well used to investigate causes and sources of tense errors, in the course of the study, five school were selected and student randomly selected to write essays which were analyzed summary of the result findings state that: ineffective writing is a result of not comprehending grammar and tense rules: the effective teaching of English tenses and what English textbooks for Secondary School offer enhances Students effectiveness: difficulty in writing is a result of Mother tongue interference. In conclusion the study discuses the result of findings state the implications and recommendation and also make suggestion for further studies

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