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The Acquisition of Modals by Iraqi EFL University Students | ||
| Basic Education College Magazine For Educational and Humanities Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 24, 2018, Pages 624-630 | ||
| Author | ||
| am Majeed Mohammed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This research investigates the problem of EFL learners’ use of modals in written tasks, and checking whether or not Iraqi EFL university students make use of modals and what difficulties they face in its production. In addition the research investigates the distribution and functions of modals used in the subjects' writing. The findings showed that the preferred modals used by the subjects are can, will and could used in expressing ability and certainty. Modals of probability/possibility showed lower frequencies of use in their writing. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Acquisition; modal auxiliary; Discourse analysis; written task | ||
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