Investigating Basic Mechanics of Writing at Sudanese Secondary Schools.

Abstract

This study investigates the problems related to writing mechanics of students at Sudanese Secondary Schools. The researcher examined punctuation and spelling problems by conducting a written test. The participants in the study included 100 secondary school students and 20 language instructors. The researcher used both qualitative and quantitative research design to assure a high level of reliability. The study shows students at the first year at the secondary level commit many errors in writing mechanics. Specifically, the number of spelling errors was 984 more than the number of errors in punctuation mark.