Investigating Difficulties that Face EFL Learners in Using Collocations at Sudan University

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the difficulties encountered by EFL learners in using collocations. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method. The tool was a test distributed to 30 students majoring English Language in their third year at Sudan University of Science and Technology, College of Languages, Department of English. The data were analyzed by using the Statistical programme SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences).The results that the researcher arrived at in the end of the investigations supported the research hypotheses . In conclusion, the researcher provided some recommendations relevant to attempts for solving the problem of collocation awareness including following effective methods and materials in raising students’ awareness of collocations knowledge in addition to some suggestions for further studies.