Prepositions in Use: Prepositions of Standard, Prepositions of Possession and Prepositions of Accompaniment

AlQbailat, Naji Masned; Al-Momani, Islam M.; Almahameed, Yazan Shaker

doi:10.7575/aiac.alls.v.7n.4p.1

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“…Besides, in English, one preposition may comprise various meanings but in Indonesian language, one preposition may comprise one meaning. It seems that such situations are perplexing for Indonesia learners of English and due to their various meanings, they can trigger off myriad troubles for learners of English (AlQbailat, Al-Momani, & Almahameed, 2016;Özbay & Bozkurt, 2017) and it is even regarded as the most challenging factor in learning English language (Gvarishvil, 2012). With these considerations in mind, this study aims at identifying the source of the difficulty that Indonesian learners of English undergo in learning prepositions.…”

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

Budiharto

Azizah

Yazunka

2022

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English prepositions are problematic for non-native speakers. The debate on whether prepositions should be memorized as divergent cases or introduced in the teaching process by revealing their manifold senses as a network of related meanings is more likely to be resolved by adhering to the latter, occasionally referred to as the motivating polysemy method. The article investigated the source of the problems that Indonesian-speaking learners face when using English prepositions. Twenty-three students participated in this study. The participants were third-year English–major students writing for a professional context class of Madura University (UNIRA) in the academic year 2020 – 2021. The participants were supposed to answer a multiple-choice test designed for this purpose. The test was made up of 15 questions. Findings indicated that UNIRA learners of English meet considerable problems in employing English prepositions. The study suggested that the Indonesian language as a mother tongue interferes with using English prepositions by Indonesian-speaking learners and brings about numerous difficulties in English prepositions.

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

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Azizah

Yazunka

2022

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“…English prepositions cause many difficulties for learners of English (Saravanan, 2014;Sultan, 2014;Özbay & Bozkurt, 2017;Heydari & Bagheri, 2012;Sudhakaran, 2015;AlQbailat, Al-Momani, & Almahameed, 2016) or they are even considered the most challenging factor in learning this language (Gvarishvil, 2012). The difficulties Vietnamese learners of English face when using English prepositions arise from the differences in Vietnamese and English prepositional system.…”

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

Nghi¹,

Thắng²,

Phuc³

2020

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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.

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Challenges in Implementing Prepositions of Time, Place and Direction for First Semester Students of English Language Education Study Program

Wene

Putri

2018

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This study examined the English proficiency of English Language Education Study Program students, with main focus the use of prepositions of time, place and direction. The researchers discussed the difficulties of first semester students in using these prepositions properly in the sentences. The participants of this research were the first semester students of English Language Education Study Program at Sanata Dharma University. The researchers invited 43 students in the DPA class. The data of this research were collected from questionnaires and Cloze Tests. The collected data from questionnaires were analyzed based on Likert Scale. The data resulted from Cloze Tests were concluded using Level of Achievement Score. The results confirmed that the students experienced the difficulties in using the preposition of place and direction than the preposition of time. The findings revealed that the students were confused in the use of words in, on, and toward. Furthermore, the findings imply that the students should pay more attention to the prepositions and need to find the best strategies to acquire them.

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Prepositions in Use: Prepositions of Standard, Prepositions of Possession and Prepositions of Accompaniment

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

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

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

Challenges in Implementing Prepositions of Time, Place and Direction for First Semester Students of English Language Education Study Program

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