An Analysis of Contracted Past Tense Error Patterns in hada and boda Produced by Burmese-speaking Beginner Learners of Korean

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The aim is to analyze past tense error patterns, particularly the contracted forms of 'hada' and 'boda' by beginner Burmese learners of Korean.
Analyzed 32 classroom writing samples collected from beginner-level students at a Korean language institution.
Observed error types in relation to instructional context and evaluation methods.
Of 53 total past tense errors, 21 were identified as contracted form errors, the most frequent type.
'Hae-' and 'bwae-' nonstandard forms appeared frequently in various evaluations and activities.
Some learners with higher writing proficiency also showed these errors, indicating developmental issues rather than merely spelling mistakes.

Analysis identifies past tense error patterns in Burmese beginners learning Korean, suggesting educational implications for teaching.

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Park et al. (2026) studied this question.

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