Abstract:
This study aims at investigating the uses of phrasal verbs and
prepositional verbs by university EFL learners. the study also
surveyed the learners attitudes towards using phrasal verbs and
prepositional verbs. The descriptive analytical method was adopted
in this study.
To collect the data required, a test and a questionnaire were
administered to seventy two third year English language students
at Sudan university of science and technology.
The findings of the study have revealed that most of the
university EFL students were unable to use phrasal verbs and
prepositional verbs; they didn’t have enough vocabulary so that
they could easily understand phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs.
The findings of the study have also showed that most of the
students had negative attitudes towards using phrasal verbs and
prepositional verbs, for they considered them the most difficult
areas of language and that the meanings of phrasal verbs can’t be
inferred from the meaning of individual words.
The study recommends that the use of phrasal verbs and
prepositional verbs should be further emphasized in the syllabuses.
Effective strategies of teaching these language items should be
introduced to help promote learners awareness in using phrasal
verbs and prepositional verbs, and that more practical approaches
to teaching and learning phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs
should be used in EFL classroom. Other sources of phrasal verbs
also should be included.
