Investigating English Prepositions Problems Encountered by Undergraduate Sudanese Students in Writing

Abstract

This study aims at investigating problems encountered by Sudanese university students. The researcher adopted a descriptive analytical method to collect the data of the study. The tools used for collecting data is a test for 50 university students of English language, Faculty of Arts, at Al Neelain University. To analyze the data, the researcher used (SPSS) the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of Sudanese university EFL students faced problems in using English prepositions. According to the findings of the study, the researcher has recommended the following:Mother tongue interference should be taken into consideration when teaching prepositions. Teachers should deliver more exercises concerning prepositions. Students should give more attention to English prepositions.