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Investigating The Effect Of Structure Complexity On Students’ Recognition Of The Subject Slot
ISSN: 2617 - 0299
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Investigating The Effect Of Structure Complexity On Students’ Recognition Of The Subject Slot
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ICC-0902
Publisher: International Journal Of Linguistics, Literature And Trans..
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IAA.ZONE/261741750299
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Abstract
The subject slot is a main part of any English sentence (Martha & Robert, 2012). The recognition of the subject slot is therefore a crucial step in understanding and comprehending a sentence. This paper studies the effect of the internal structure of the subject slot on its recognition by students learning English as a foreign language (EFL). The students are given written tests containing sentences with different subject structures. Those structures vary from simple to compound-complex. The results support the main hypothesis of the study: the degree of the complexity of the structure affects the students’ recognition of the subject slot of a sentence. The surprising finding of the study, however, is that a compound subject, whether simple or complex, is easier for the students to recognize than a non-compound complex subject structure. The findings of the study are intended to positively contribute to the process of teaching a lan...
