An Investigation into Factors Affecting the Use of English Prepositions by Vietnamese Learners of English

Abstract

English prepositions play a significant role in helping students form a well-structured sentence in their learning and communicating. To help Vietnamese learners of English acquire their competence, the authors have done survey research to investigate the factors affecting the uses of English prepositions made by Vietnamese learners of English. The population included 200 female and 200 male participants. A total of 400 answers on the questions provided in the 100-question questionnaire were used for hypothesis testing. The items in the survey were given different weights, and the total attainable marks were 100. The results showed that Vietnamese intra-lingual interference strongly affected prepositional sense expressed by Vietnamese EFL learners. Genders, level of learning (low, intermediate, and advanced), writing and speaking, and cognitive embodiment also played a significant role in terms of language transfer, affecting the usage of English prepositions by EFL learners.

Exploring the Influence of Gender and L1 Conceptual Transfer on English Prepositional Usage

“…English prepositional usage by Vietnamese learners is a context where this becomes particularly important, as errors in the learners' English prepositional usage may arise due to L1 conceptual transfer. The acquisition of English prepositions can be impacted by L1 conceptual transfer, leading to errors such as overgeneralization and underuse (Nghi et al, 2021). Prepositional usage in L2 learning has also been shown to be influenced by the L1 conceptual system in several other studies (Kim et al, 2020;Sumonsriworakun & Pongpairoj, 2017;Yildiz, 2016).…”

“…According to findings by Hằng (2021) and Hung (2017), factors such as gender and L1 conceptual transfer can influence the acquisition of English prepositions amongst Vietnamese learners. When teaching and evaluating the way non-native English speakers use prepositions, language teachers and researchers need to consider these factors (Nghi et al, 2021).…”

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“…Some other scholars the problems of the prepositions with respect to the cross linguistic influences (Demiral and Kaya 2 , 2016;Lowie and Verspoor, 2004;Nghi et. al., 2021) Likewise, Celce-Murcia and Larsen-Freeman (1983) state that English as second/foreign language teachers-as-a-group have feeling for that the English prepositions, following the linguistic unit 'articles', come as the second most difficult part of grammar for the students they teach.…”

Investigating Mother Tongue Effect in the Acquisition of English Prepositions by Indonesian-Speaking Learners

“…Studies regarding the complexity of learning and acquiring English prepositions by non-native speakers of English are varied and become a controversial issue. Nghi, et al (2021) investigated the factors that may influence the use of English prepositions by native speakers of Vietnamese. Their study, suggested that Vietnamese intra-lingual transfer negatively contributes to the prepositional sense stated by Vietnamese EFL learners.…”