An Error Analysis of the Teaching Journals Written by Thai Language Teaching Student Teachers, Faculty of Education, Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the errors in teaching journals written by student teachers. The data of this documentary research was collected from 28 teaching journals written by fifth-year students studying Thai Language Teaching major, Faculty of Education, Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University in the second semester of the academic year 2021. The researcher applied the criteria established by Chosita Maneesai (2015), Pornthip Pukpasuk (2012), and Sanan Pattamatin (1992) to analyze the errors found in students’ teaching journals.

The results show that there are two types of errors. The first type of error is word choice, which includes incorrect use of prepositions, use of unnecessary abstract nouns, incorrect use of conjunctions, misspelling of loanwords, incorrect use of punctuations, and use of homonyms. The second type of error is sentence usage, which includes redundancy and the use of foreign language structures.