Assessing the Ability of Sudanese English Learners when Using Grammatical Structures Communicatively
Journal: English Literature and Language Review (Vol.2, No. 9)Publication Date: 2016-09-01
Authors : Omer Elsheikh Hago Elmahdi;
Page : 89-104
Keywords : Grammatical structures; Learners communicative competence; Communicative purposes; Language communicative ability;
Abstract
This study aims at explaining the confusion that led by the misuse of English grammatical structures when conveying meanings in written English texts. Indicating how committing certain errors in written English structures constrains Sudanese English learners' performance. Investigating English grammatical structures experienced by Sudanese learners who are preparing to graduate with B.A. in English. Therefore, the roles that grammatical structures play in models of communicative competence are discussed in this paper. Additionally, the study explains the role of mastering these structures in communicative purposes. The obtained results revealed that Sudanese students are incompetent in using grammar well enough for some real-communicational purpose. Grammatical structures play a role in language communicative competence for the learners of English language. Learners' mastery of the language communicative ability is affected when language learners are unable to successfully communicate in L2 without cultural knowledge of what is considered appropriate according to a particular context in the target language.
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