Errors in the use of do as an English primary auxiliary verb made by first-year sports coaching major students at Bac Ninh Sport University of Vietnam = Những lỗi thường gặp khi sử dụng do như là trợ động từ nguyên cấp của sinh viên năm thứ nhất khoa Huấn Luyện Thể Thao trường Đại học Thể Dục Thể Thao Bắc Ninh

Tóm tắt

The research aims to investigate errors in using the auxiliary verb “do” made by
 first-year students in the Sports Coaching faculty at Bac Ninh Sport University of
 Vietnam in the academic year 2023 - 2024. To be more specific, the research
 describes the types of errors that students commonly commit based on the Surface
 Strategy Taxonomy and proposes possible solutions to the identified errors. The
 author used survey research to achieve the research aims and objectives. To gather
 data, the researcher used a written test with close-ended questions; accordingly, the
 collected data was quantitative. This research showed that students made four types
 of errors in using the auxiliary verb “do”: omission, misformation, misordering, and
 addition errors, with percentages of 43%, 35%, 12%, and 10%, respectively. By
 investigating this problem thoroughly, the researcher hopes to understand her
 students better and take measures to help improve their English proficiency.