DIFFICULTIES IN UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING COLLOCATIONS IN WRITING OF ENGLISH-MAJORED JUNIORS AT A UNIVERSITY IN THE MEKONG DELTA, VIETNAM

Auteurs

  • Van Lanh Le M.A, Tay Do University, Cai Rang District, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Thi Bao Dung Dang M.A, Tay Do University, Cai Rang District, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Dao Nguyen B.A., Tay Do University, Cai Rang District, Can Tho City, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v7i3.4329

Trefwoorden:

collocations, understanding, applying, writing

Samenvatting

It goes without saying that writing is one of the central pillars of language learning that helps learners show their viewpoints, thoughts, and feelings to readers. If writing is considered an effective means of communication, collocations are the colour of language expressions. There is no doubt that collocations are interesting to learn and use. Obviously, they make our written English become more flexible, colourful, attractive, and easy to understand. However, students also face some difficulties in understanding and applying collocations. Therefore, the research “Difficulties in understanding and applying collocations in writing of English majored juniors at a University in the Mekong Delta” was conducted to find out some difficulties in learning collocations. Juniors of Bachelor of English 13 classes at Tay Do University were chosen as the participants. A questionnaire and interview were the instruments of the study. The findings of the survey would point out the learners’ difficulties consisting in vocabulary, recognizing collocation in the specific contexts, guessing meaning, and putting collocations in the appropriate situations. Based on the results, some solutions and tips would be suggested to help students be able to master collocations and use them accurately.

 

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Biografieën auteurs

  • Van Lanh Le, {$affiliation)

    Van Lanh Le is currently a lecturer at Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho, Vietnam. He received his MBA from Tay Do University and M.A from Can Tho University. He has been teaching English for 20 years. He specializes in Cultures of English-speaking countries, English for purposes and language skills. At present, he is conducting some research on topics related to test-preparation teaching and collocations.

  • Thi Bao Dung Dang, {$affiliation)

    Thi Bao Dung Dang is currently a lecturer at Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho, Vietnam. She received her MA from Vitoria University, Australia. She has just completed her PhD program in comparative linguistics at Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNUHCM-USSH). Her research interests include linguistic features of Vietnamese and English political discourse. She has been teaching English for 20 years. She specializes in Cultures of English-speaking countries, English for purposes and language skills.

  • Dao Nguyen, {$affiliation)

    Dao Nguyen is a last-year student of English language of Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho, Vietnam. She has just completed her BA program. Her desire is to become a teacher of English. She is now preparing for her MA program to make her dream come true.

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2022-06-12

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Vol 7 Nr 3 (2022)

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