Arab EFL Learners’ Collocational Competence: Errors, Challenges, and Teaching Implications

This study investigates the collocational competence of Arab foundation program students, addressing the lack of systematic analysis of ESL learners’ lexical and collocation errors. Understanding how ESL learners construct fixed expressions is crucial for achieving native-like proficiency, a key goal of foundation programs. A cohort of 38 foundation learners took a 60-item collocation test focused

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Asian Conference on Education official conference proceedings/ACE
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2025-03-13
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https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-5892.2025.7
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Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Arab EFL Learners’ Collocational Competence: Errors, Challenges, and Teaching Implications

Nadine Emirey Lacsina, Pakenam Shiha
Asian Conference on Education official conference proceedings/ACE
Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Arab EFL Learners’ Collocational Competence: Errors, Challenges, and Teaching Implications

Nadine Emirey Lacsina, Pakenam Shiha
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This study investigates the collocational competence of Arab foundation program students, addressing the lack of systematic analysis of ESL learners’ lexical and collocation errors. Understanding how ESL learners construct fixed expressions is crucial for achieving native-like proficiency, a key goal of foundation programs. A cohort of 38 foundation learners took a 60-item collocation test focused

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