What Lies beneath Inappropriate English Vocabulary Use?
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This paper is an investigation of what makes it hard for Korean EFL writers to use vocabulary productively. It can be argued that sentence-level issues of writing would not be addressed appropriately unless knowledge of the building bricks of a sentence - vocabulary - is solid. With 29 Korean EFL writers, this study sought to find out what aspects of English vocabulary use by the Koreans need more work. The participants translated a Korean passage into English and then were interviewed about both the problems shown in their writings and what lies beneath the problems. The translation task showed that the Korean EFL writers have three difficulties using vocabulary productively. Their weaknesses in choosing the right word in context were evident；their knowledge about a word’s parts of speech was fairly limited；and, it turned out, using verbs appropriately is no easy task for the Korean students. The findings suggest that Korean EFL writers also need to be aware that in contrast to reading, writing requires a thorough knowledge of the usage of each word.
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This paper is an investigation of what makes it hard for Korean EFL writers to use vocabulary productively. It can be argued that sentence-level issues of writing would not be addressed appropriately unless knowledge of the building bricks of a sentence - vocabulary - is solid. With 29 Korean EFL writers, this study sought to find out what aspects of English vocabulary use by the Koreans need more work. The participants translated a Korean passage into English and then were interviewed about both the problems shown in their writings and what lies beneath the problems. The translation task showed that the Korean EFL writers have three difficulties using vocabulary productively. Their weaknesses in choosing the right word in context were evident；their knowledge about a word’s parts of speech was fairly limited；and, it turned out, using verbs appropriately is no easy task for the Korean students. The findings suggest that Korean EFL writers also need to be aware that in contrast to reading, writing requires a thorough knowledge of the usage of each word.
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