To What Extent Do Advanced Arabic Speakers Of English Continue To Make Errors In Third Person Singular-S?

  • Noora Mohammed Ahmed Department of Special Education - College of Basic Education -University of Duhok Kurdistan Region-Iraq
الكلمات المفتاحية: Advanced learner, Third person, Arabic, English, Errors

الملخص

Speaking is a complicated procedure even when it’s done in one’s native language. Therefore, it becomes more complicated when it’s done in the second or foreign language. This research is focused on whether Arabic advanced learners of English language are still continuing to make errors in present simple tense sentences particularly in using the third person singular -s. The pre-constructive approach in the second section shows that errors were not tolerable, and it is a sign of inadequate learning process which might result in receiving disciplines. It also shows that the first language acquisition affects the learning process of the second or foreign language and results in making errors. Researchers identified that writing or speaking are the main skills for the second language learners to commit common language errors while using them. Thus, with the provided writing and speaking samples in the third section, it shows that advanced Arabic learners of English language do make errors in their writing using the second or foreign language in regards of neglecting the third person singular -s more than in speaking the target language.

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منشور
2022-05-01
كيفية الاقتباس
Noora Mohammed Ahmed. (2022). To What Extent Do Advanced Arabic Speakers Of English Continue To Make Errors In Third Person Singular-S?. المجلة الدولية للعلوم الإنسانية والاجتماعية, (32), 209-219. https://doi.org/10.33193/IJoHSS.32.2022.402
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