EFL students' use of English articles at different proficiency levels : a comparison of context and task type

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buir.advisorWalters, JoDee
dc.contributor.authorÖnen, Serap
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T18:02:43Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T18:02:43Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.departmentM.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Languageen_US
dc.descriptionAnkara : The Department of Teaching English as a Foreign Language of Bilkent University, 2007.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2007.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references leaves 104-106.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was designed to investigate the use of English articles by beginner, intermediate, and advanced level Turkish EFL students at Pamukkale University. It examined whether the accuracy of article use by the students varied with respect to the types of noun phrase (NP) contexts, and analyzed the types of errors committed by the students in using English articles. It also investigated whether the accuracy of article use varied with respect to the proficiency levels and the tasks that were given to the students. The data were collected through a multiple choice task and a written production task. The results of these tasks revealed that the accuracy of article use by students varies with respect to the types of NP contexts in the multiple choice task. However, there is no significant difference among the types in terms of the accuracy of article use in the written production task. Moreover, each proficiency level tended to omit or substitute the articles when they make a mistake. However, the variety and frequency of these errors depended on the proficiency level of the students, type of the NP contexts, and the tasks that were given to the students. The study also revealed that the accuracy of article use varied with respect to the proficiency levels, and the tasks that were given to the students.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityÖnen, Serapen_US
dc.format.extentxiv, 126 leaves, graphs, tablesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/14591
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectArticleen_US
dc.subjectsubstitutionen_US
dc.subjectomissionen_US
dc.subjectNP contextsen_US
dc.subjectNP typesen_US
dc.subjectnoun phrase (NP)en_US
dc.subjectindefinite articleen_US
dc.subjectdefinite articleen_US
dc.subject.lccPE1066 .O54 2007en_US
dc.subject.lcshEnglish language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.en_US
dc.subject.lcshEnglish language--Article.en_US
dc.subject.lcshEnglish language--Grammar.en_US
dc.titleEFL students' use of English articles at different proficiency levels : a comparison of context and task typeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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