DEFINITENESS AND ENGLISH ARTICLES AS CHALLENGES FOR CROATIAN EFL LEARNERS

Tonina  Ibrulj; Ivana  Zovko-Bošnjak

doi:10.21618/fil2532123i

Autori

Tonina Ibrulj Sveučilište u Mostaru Filozofski fakultet Engleski jezik i književnost
Ivana Zovko-Bošnjak Sveučilište u Mostaru Filozofski fakultet Engleski jezik i književnost

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21618/fil2532123i

Ključne reči:

članovi, engleski jezik, određenost, kognitivna lingvistika, nastava engleskog kao stranog jezika

Apstrakt

Ovaj rad istražuje izazove s kojima se hrvatski izvorni govornici – studenti engleskog jezika – suočavaju pri usvajanju sustava članova (a, an, the). Budući da hrvatski jezik ne posjeduje gramatičku kategoriju članova, studenti moraju usvojiti potpuno novu gramatičku strukturu i concept određenosti/neodređenosti. Kroz teorijski okvir utemeljen na kognitivnoj lingvistici i empirijsku analizu pogrešaka u zadatku popunjavanja praznina, rad pokazuje da studenti često drugačije shvaćaju određenost u odnosu na izvorne govornike. Rezultati ukazuju da stroga primjena pravila dovodi do sustavnih pogrešaka, dok pristup utemeljen na značenju i kontekstu omogućuje bolju točnost i razumijevanje. Analiza triju studentskih grupa (studenti engleskog jezika, računarstva i prava) otkriva da akademska disciplina utječe na uspješnost u uporabi članova, pri čemu su studenti engleskog jezika pokazali najveću preciznost. Rad naglašava potrebu za ravnotežom između gramatičkog objašnjenja i kontekstualne prakse u nastavi.

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