Punctuation Errors Made by Elementary Level Students in the Middle East Context in General and Oman in Particular

Error is inevitably committed by learners 

while learning anything and it is too 

obvious while learning a new language. 

Identifying errors in their writing is 

unquestionably an essential part of 

language learning. Finding errors is an 

essential step for learning problem areas 

of the learners in the target language. 

Knowing these kinds of errors help 

teachers in the teaching and learning 

process, creating remedial material and 

finally in syllabus designing. It is 

necessary for the teachers to be aware of 

the errors repeatedly made by learners, 

their types and reasons for those errors.