Petkoska, Viktorija and Neshkovska, Silvana (2019) The Importance of Collocations in Acquiring English as a Second Language. Teacher. pp. 15-27. ISSN 1857-8888
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Abstract
Abstract.
Second language learners very frequently rely on their native tongue, assuming that there is
always a one-to-one equivalence between L1 and L2 lexical items. This results in major
errors since even equivalent lexical items do not always convey the same sense in two
languages mainly because of the cultural differences which are mirrored in the vocabulary of
every language. Overlooking collocations and other word combinations also brings about
many collocational errors which can be more disruptive than grammatical errors in
communication. For most collocations there are no motivations and the same conceptual
meaning can be realized by different words. This inexplicability of collocation calls for more
attention on the part of both teachers and learners of English.
The aim of this paper is to research the notice given to collocations in the curriculum of EFL
in the primary and secondary schools in Macedonia. More specifically, this study is devoted
to the elaboration of the concept of collocations including, the definition of collocations,
collocation types, the importance of collocations, as well as the exercises and space that is
allocated to collocations in the modern English textbooks used in the elementary and
secondary schools in our country. Apart from the analysis of a selection of English textbooks,
the research is based on a tailor-made questionnaire distributed among and filled out by
elementary and secondary school teachers of English who work in the Bitola region.
Keywords: collocations, English textbooks, primary schools, secondary schools
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Humanities > Languages and literature |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Education |
| Depositing User: | Prof. d-r Silvana Neskovska |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2020 10:30 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2020 10:30 |
| URI: | https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/5668 |
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