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Download full textZaabalawi, Rafe S. – Arab World English Journal, 2021
Prepositions form a hurdle for several EFL learners, Arabs in particular. One major catalyst is that the preposition systems in English and Arabic rarely correspond to one another. Most scholars who researched this area concentrated on the problem itself, rather than finding a successful remedy that can empower these students to masterfully handle…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Kharma, Nayef N. – IRAL, 1987
Analysis of errors collected from English essays of native Arabic-speaking university students and their translations from Arabic into English identified 14 error classifications, with the vast majority of errors attributable to negative transfer or interference from Arabic. (CB)
Descriptors: Arabic, Arabs, College Students, English (Second Language)
