THE ERROR ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH ABSTRACTS SUBMITTED TO NURSING AND MIDWIFERY JOURNAL OF URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES BEFOREANY SCIENTIFIC EDITTING IN 2016 AND 2017

The occurrence of errors in writing skill in English language is a typical issue
among the foreign language learners that requires an error analysis in detail. Accordingly, the purpose
of present study is to analysis the type of written errors in papers submitted to Nursing and Midwifery
Journal of Urmia University of Medical Sciences before conducting any scientific editing.
Materials & Methods: In order to analyze the errors, from among a number of papers submitted to the
journal, the English abstract of 50 papers were selected randomly, and the type of written errors were
analyzed regarding the frequency and percentage of their occurrence. To analyze the data, SPSS
software, version 16 was used.
Results: The findings revealed that the ratio of errors in terms of interlanguage interference (first
language interference) in the target language (English) was more than the errors in the intralanguage
interference (the target language itself), and they were more related to grammatical and lexical errors.
Conclusion: The findings showed that first language has a significant effect on the occurrence of written
errors in the target language. Therefore, by analyzing the type of errors, and rooting out their causes, we
can evaluate the writing proficiency level of the submitters in the target language (English), to prevent
the repetition of same written errors in their written materials.