Major sources of collocational errors made by EFL learners at Koya University

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buir.advisorDurrant, Philip
dc.contributor.authorHama, Hawraz Q.
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T18:12:02Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T18:12:02Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentM.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Languageen_US
dc.descriptionAnkara : The Department of Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Bilkent University, 2010.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2010.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references leaves 65-68.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the present study was to explore the main sources of collocational errors made by learners of English as Foreign Language (EFL). To address this issue, 40 Kurdish seniors studying EFL at Koya University’s College of Languages located in Northern Iraq participated in this study. Quantitative data were obtained from the collocation completion test used to explore the main sources of collocational errors made by the participants. Qualitative data were obtained from think-aloud protocols aimed to find out possible main source(s) of collocational errors. The results showed that the participants’ collocational errors resulted from two major sources, namely, low frequency of collocations and the influence of L1. Factors such as the frequency of collocation components and Mutual Information (MI) were found to be ineffective in the production of correct collocations because these factors did not cause errors in collocations. Finally, implications of these results for teaching are discussed. Additionally, suggestions were made for ways in which researchers and materials designers could provide better language teaching materials with respect to collocations taking into account major factors that often cause difficulty in collocations.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityHama, Hawraz Qen_US
dc.format.extentxiii, 80 leavesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/15003
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCollocationen_US
dc.subjectEnglish as a Foreign Language (EFL)en_US
dc.subjectvariablesen_US
dc.subjectMutual Informationen_US
dc.subjectFrequencyen_US
dc.subjectErroren_US
dc.subject.lccPE1068.I72 H35 2010en_US
dc.subject.lcshEnglish language--Study and teaching (Higher)--Iraqi speakers.en_US
dc.titleMajor sources of collocational errors made by EFL learners at Koya Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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