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Our certificates are baptized : lexical mismatching in Arab students' efl writing
Author
al-Zumor, Abd al-Wahid Qasim Ghaleb
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 21 (30 Jun. 2009), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2009-06-30
Country of Publication
Yemen
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
This paper presents a lexical problem traced in the interlanguage of Arab EFL learners.
The analysis of the research data shows how Arabic speaking learners of English usually confuse the selection of appropriate English words in certain contexts.
Under the pressure of the first language which is intensified by the learners' frequent reference to English-Arabic bilingual dictionaries to identify the meanings of new vocabulary, it is noticed that the subjects under investigation incorrectly read the Arabic meanings of the English words ; subsequently they use them with incorrect connotations.
The data was collected from the writing assignments given to Arab university students in their first and second years majoring in English in Sanaa University, Yemen and King Khaled University, KSA.
Errors found were catalogued, classified and analyzed.
Five outstanding subcategories were identified in these observed lexical errors, based on their parts of speech, i.
e., noun, verb, adjective, adverb and preposition mismatches.
Each subcategory is exemplified with typical errors, which are further diagnosed briefly.
The findings of the study indicate that lexical mismatching in EFL writing results from lexical deficiency, mother tongue interference and the wrong use of bilingual dictionaries.
The study recommends the need for revising both the processes of teaching and learning vocabulary.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Zumor, Abd al-Wahid Qasim Ghaleb. 2009. Our certificates are baptized : lexical mismatching in Arab students' efl writing. al-Bāḥith al-Jāmiʻī،Vol. 2009, no. 21, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-235732
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Zumor, Abd al-Wahid Qasim Ghaleb. Our certificates are baptized : lexical mismatching in Arab students' efl writing. al-Bāḥith al-Jāmiʻī No. 21 (Jun. 2009), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-235732
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Zumor, Abd al-Wahid Qasim Ghaleb. Our certificates are baptized : lexical mismatching in Arab students' efl writing. al-Bāḥith al-Jāmiʻī. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 21, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-235732
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 13-14
Record ID
BIM-235732