LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 5 May 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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The Use of English Adjectives among Jordanian EFL students in Al-Albeyt University: An Error Analysis

Aabdalla Nahar Al-Harafsheh, Ph.D. Candidate
Ambigapathy Pandian, Ph.D.

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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.

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Aabdalla Nahar Al-Harafsheh, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of English Language
School of languages, Literacies and Translation
University Science Malaysia (USM)
Malaysia
Abby_alsarhan@yahoo.com

Ambigapathy Pandian, Ph.D.
Dean
School of Languages, Literacies and Translation
University Science Malaysia (USM)
Malaysia
ambiga@usm.my
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