REMARKS ON TEACHING PREPOSITIONS IN ESP COURSES/ REMARQUES SUR L'ENSEIGNEMENT DES PREPOSITIONS DANS LES COURS D'ANGLAIS LANGUE ÉTRANGÈRE Cover Image

REMARKS ON TEACHING PREPOSITIONS IN ESP COURSES/ REMARQUES SUR L'ENSEIGNEMENT DES PREPOSITIONS DANS LES COURS D'ANGLAIS LANGUE ÉTRANGÈRE
REMARKS ON TEACHING PREPOSITIONS IN ESP COURSES/ REMARQUES SUR L'ENSEIGNEMENT DES PREPOSITIONS DANS LES COURS D'ANGLAIS LANGUE ÉTRANGÈRE

Author(s): Elena Clementina Niță
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Philology
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Piteşti
Keywords: teaching prepositions; non-native learners of English; misuse of prepositions;

Summary/Abstract: The article aims at emphasising the importance of prepositions in language learning andteaching. Identifying the relationship the preposition can establish with other parts and units ofspeech represent a difficulty for non-native learners of English. During ESP courses, the teachershould focus on examining prepositions in context and explaining the use of prepositions to learnersto help them avoid errors in speaking or writing. Due to poor knowledge of the English language orto the mother tongue's influence during the language acquisition process, non-native learners ofEnglish might be unaware of the mistakes they make as regards the use of prepositions

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 102-106
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English