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Syntactic and semantic mastery of English auxiliaries by Kurd Learners at college level /
This book investigates Kurd EFL learners' ability in recognizing and producing the various forms and meanings of English auxiliary verbs, clarifying the problems that Kurd EFL learners encounter in learning the auxiliary verbs and identifies the sources behind them, and trying to put suitable s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland :
University Press of America,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Kurdish Phonemic System; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Problem; 1.2 Aims of the Study; 1.3 Hypotheses of the Study; 1.4 The Procedures; 1.5 Delimitation; 1.6 Value of the Study; 2 Central Concepts in Foreign Language Learning; 2.1 Foreign Language and Second Language; 2.2 Acquisition; 2.3 Language Learning; 2.4 Hypotheses Explaining L1 and L2 Similarities/Differences; 2.5 Error Analysis; 2.6 Errors and Mistakes; 2.7 Transfer; 2.8 Interlanguage; 2.9 Factors on Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
- 2.10 The Role of Social Context in Language Learning2.11 Learning Strategies; 2.12 The Role of Output in SLA; 2.13 Formal Instruction; Notes; 3 Auxiliary Verbs in English; 3.1 The Structure of the English Verb Phrase; 3.2 Auxiliary Verbs; 3.3 Functional Criteria for the Auxiliary verbs; 3.4 Syntactic Properties of Primary Aux. (Be, Do and Have); 3.5 Modal Auxiliaries or the Modals; 3.6 Syntactic Features of Modal Auxiliaries; 3.7 Central Modal Auxiliaries; 3.8 Marginal Modal Auxiliaries; 3.9 Modal Idioms; 3.10 Semi-Auxiliaries; 3.11 Catenative-Verbs; 3.12 Order of Auxiliary Verbs
- 3.13 Mood and Modality3.14 The Tri-Dimensionality of the Modals; 3.15 The Semantic Aspect of Auxiliary verbs; 3.16 Tense, Time and the Modals; 3.17 Two Different Treatments of Modal Meanings; 3.18 Auxiliaries in Kurdish; 3.19 Auxiliary Verbs in Kurdish: A Traditional Perspective; 3.20 Other Auxiliary Verbs; 3.21 Function of the Auxiliaries; 3.22 Mood; 3.23 Modality Expressions; 3.24 Modal Meanings; Notes; 4 Data Collection; 4.1 Test Design; 4.2 The Sample; 4.3 Test Objectives; 4.4 Test Merits; 4.5 Pilot Testing; 4.6 Selection of the Test Material; 4.7 Final Administration
- 4.8 The Scoring Scheme4.9 Statistical Means; Note; 5 Data Analysis and Discussion of the Results; 5.1 Discussion of the Results; 5.2 Quantitative Assessment; 5.3 Factors behind Learners' Errors; Notes; 6 Conclusions, Pedagogical Recommendations and Suggestions for Further Research; 6.1 Conclusions; 6.2 Pedagogical Implications; 6.3 Suggestions for Further Research; Appendix; The Test; Bibliography; Interviews; About the Author