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- Title
The Use of English Adjectives among Jordanian EFL students in Al-Albeyt University: An Error Analysis.
- Authors
Al-Harafsheh, Aabdalla Nahar; Pandian, Ambigapathy
- Abstract
This is an error analysis of adjectives in English. The study aimed at identifying and explaining the problem Jordanian Arabic-speaking EFL learners encounter in using English adjectives. In order to report the results, the researcher has composed a test. The test is divided into two sections, the first section consists of four multiple choices to identify the patterns of errors in English adjectives, the second section includes eleven filling-gap questions to determine the types of adjectives in which Jordanian EFL students make errors. The test was given to 150 students. They were asked to answer the test in 20 minutes. The study revealed that Jordanian EFL students commit errors when using English adjectives especially in double comparative, NP is (more/-er) adj. prep.phrase. NP, and word Adjectives with generic and plural reference (adj.s with plural reference. N). The study also revealed that Jordanian students face problem in some types of adjectives especially in comparative, superlative adjectives and adjectives with prepositions. The main factors for the frequent errors in these patterns and types of adjectives are transfer from mother tongue to English language.
- Subjects
JORDAN; ADJECTIVES (Grammar); ENGLISH adjectives; ENGLISH as a foreign language; ERROR analysis in foreign language education
- Publication
Language in India, 2012, Vol 12, Issue 5, p675
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article