The acquisition of locative alternation: a multiple account
This article explores how Vietnamese EFL learners acquire locative alternation, focusing on three types of verbs. It aims to identify which locative structures are challenging for these learners and the underlying reasons. The study involved 72 participants, divided into two groups: an experimental...
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| description | This article explores how Vietnamese EFL learners acquire locative alternation, focusing on three types of verbs. It aims to identify which locative structures are challenging for these learners and the underlying reasons. The study involved 72 participants, divided into two groups: an experimental group of 36 Vietnamese learners of English and a control group of 36 native English speakers, used as a benchmark for cross-group comparisons. The learners were classified as upper-intermediate based on their Michigan test scores and had to pass a Word-Meaning Matching Task to participate. All stimulus sentences were rated on a five-point Likert scale. The findings suggest that learning locative structures is a complex developmental process influenced by various factors such as overgeneralisation, verb meanings, learners' English proficiency, and narrow-range verb classes. These insights have significant implications for both teaching methods and SLA. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:254612025-06-25T08:36:04Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25461/ The acquisition of locative alternation: a multiple account Chau, Dung Duc Nguyen, Huong Thi Linh This article explores how Vietnamese EFL learners acquire locative alternation, focusing on three types of verbs. It aims to identify which locative structures are challenging for these learners and the underlying reasons. The study involved 72 participants, divided into two groups: an experimental group of 36 Vietnamese learners of English and a control group of 36 native English speakers, used as a benchmark for cross-group comparisons. The learners were classified as upper-intermediate based on their Michigan test scores and had to pass a Word-Meaning Matching Task to participate. All stimulus sentences were rated on a five-point Likert scale. The findings suggest that learning locative structures is a complex developmental process influenced by various factors such as overgeneralisation, verb meanings, learners' English proficiency, and narrow-range verb classes. These insights have significant implications for both teaching methods and SLA. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2025 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25461/1/T%2015.pdf Chau, Dung Duc and Nguyen, Huong Thi Linh (2025) The acquisition of locative alternation: a multiple account. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 31 (1). pp. 211-234. ISSN 0128-5157 https://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1804 |
| spellingShingle | Chau, Dung Duc Nguyen, Huong Thi Linh The acquisition of locative alternation: a multiple account |
| title | The acquisition of locative alternation: a multiple account |
| title_full | The acquisition of locative alternation: a multiple account |
| title_fullStr | The acquisition of locative alternation: a multiple account |
| title_full_unstemmed | The acquisition of locative alternation: a multiple account |
| title_short | The acquisition of locative alternation: a multiple account |
| title_sort | acquisition of locative alternation: a multiple account |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25461/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25461/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25461/1/T%2015.pdf |