An Investigation on the Acquisition Error of Chinese Complement of Result by Foreign Language Learners at an International University

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Chatsaran Chatsanguthai

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The study aimed to investigate the acquisition error of Chinese complement of result by foreign language learners at an International University in Thailand. The quantitative method of research was applied to analyze and summarize the data of all the participants involved in the study. The questionnaire adapted from second language acquisition and language testing research was conducted and distributed to the participants. Based on the findings of the study, the acquisition error made by foreign language learners was classified into 4 kinds; omission, addition, misinformation, and misordering. The important sources of errors were interlingual transfer and intralingual transfer. Some suggestions were proposed to enhance Chinese language proficiency of foreign language learners.

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