Iraqi EFL Undergraduates' Performance in Using Open-class Prenominal Modifier Sequences in English Language

Abstract

       This study aims at (1) identifying and analysing Iraqi EFL undergraduates' performance in using open-class prenominal modifier sequences in English, (2) finding out the sources of students' errors in using such sequences and (3) outlining some pedagogical recommendations relevant to their teaching. It is hypothesized in this study that Iraqi EFL undergraduates do face difficulties in using open-class prenominal modifier sequences in English. After reviewing the literature available on the topic, a written test comprising thirty items has been constructed and administered to a randomly chosen sample of third-year college students from the Department of English in the College of Education/ Wasit University. The analysis of the subjects' performance on the test has confirmed the above-mentioned hypothesis.