THE USE OF ARTICLES IN LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES
THE USE OF ARTICLES IN LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AMONG SECOND YEAR STUDENTS AT FELTE, ULIS, VNU
Student: Mai Như Quỳnh Class: K19C Lecturer: Dr. Ha Cam Tam
Hanoi, June – 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE List of figures, tables, and abbreviations 3
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1. Rationale for the study 4
1.2. Aims of the study 4
1.3. Method of the study 5
1.4. Organization of the study 5
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. Articles in English 6
2.1.1. Specification due to anaphoric reference 6
2.1.2. Specification due to immediate surrounding 6
2.1.3. Specification due to cataphoric reference 6
2.2 Classification of errors 7
2.3. Significance of errors 7
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY
3.1. Participants 9
3.2. Data collection instruments 9
3.3. Data collection procedure 9
3.4. Data analysis procedure 9
CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
1. Does the increase in the length of exposure have any significant impact on the ability to use articles correctly? 10
2. Some recommendations 12
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION 15 REFERENCES 16
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Percentage of correctly inserting the definite articles (Anaphoric reference) 10
Table 2: Percentage of correctly inserting the definite article (Cataphoric reference) 11
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Rationale for the study
Second language (L2) learners notoriously have trouble using articles in their target languages, even if their native
HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES
THE USE OF ARTICLES IN LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AMONG SECOND YEAR STUDENTS AT FELTE, ULIS, VNU
Student: Mai Như Quỳnh Class: K19C Lecturer: Dr. Ha Cam Tam
Hanoi, June – 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE List of figures, tables, and abbreviations 3
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1. Rationale for the study 4
1.2. Aims of the study 4
1.3. Method of the study 5
1.4. Organization of the study 5
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. Articles in English 6
2.1.1. Specification due to anaphoric reference 6
2.1.2. Specification due to immediate surrounding 6
2.1.3. Specification due to cataphoric reference 6
2.2 Classification of errors 7
2.3. Significance of errors 7
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY
3.1. Participants 9
3.2. Data collection instruments 9
3.3. Data collection procedure 9
3.4. Data analysis procedure 9
CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
1. Does the increase in the length of exposure have any significant impact on the ability to use articles correctly? 10
2. Some recommendations 12
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION 15 REFERENCES 16
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Percentage of correctly inserting the definite articles (Anaphoric reference) 10
Table 2: Percentage of correctly inserting the definite article (Cataphoric reference) 11
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Rationale for the study
Second language (L2) learners notoriously have trouble using articles in their target languages, even if their native
References: • predominantly omit articles (White 2003 or Robertson 2000), • tend to overuse the (Huebner 1983, Master 1987, Parrish 1987), or • tend to overuse a (Leung 2001). Wren and Martin (1998) subdivide the definite article into three categories: 2.1.1 2.2 Classification of errors Corder (1981: 36) classified errors into the following four categories, formulated in terms of cognitive learning strategies: