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Vol-01, Issue-02
[July-September, 2013]
Editor-in-Chief
Mustafa Mubarak Pathan
Department of English Language & Translation Studies
The Faculty of Arts, the University of Sebha
Sebha, Libya
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Figure shows the percentages o f the respondents who had been to English speaking
countries / environment. Only 19% of them pointed out that they had been to Englis h
speaking countries or environment. The higher bar of 21% shows the number of respondents
that never been to English speaking countries or environment.
Figure: 3 Distribution of Participants by Contact with Native Speakers of English
This figure shows the participants who communicated with native speakers. More than 25
of the total number o f part icipants posit ively identified that they were in touch with them. On
the other hand, less than 15 participants negat ively revealed that they had not been in contact
with native speakers.
Knowledge of Idioms (Difficulties and Strategies)
The analys is was to determine the part icipants knowledge o f idio ms that influence the
frequency experienced by t he Libyan students. Analysis is based on frequency (f), percentage
(%) and mean value. The frequency o f knowledge of idio ms is: Strongly Disagree, Disagree,
Agree and Strongly Agree. Table 4.1 shows the results obtained fro m sect ion three of the
questionnaire.
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S.Disagree
f
(%)
1
( 2. 5)
2
Disagree
f
(%)
18
( 45. 0)
3
Agree
f
(%)
19
( 47. 5)
4
S. Agree
f
(%)
2
( 5. 0)
Mean
Std.
Deviation
2. 55
0. 639
3
( 7. 5)
5
( 12. 5)
31
( 77. 5)
1
( 2. 5)
2. 75
0. 630
1
( 2. 5)
9
( 22. 5)
19
( 47. 5)
7
( 17. 5)
15
( 37. 5)
22
( 55. 0)
5
( 12. 5)
2
( 5. 0)
2. 6
0. 744
2. 43
0. 903
9
( 22. 5)
8
( 20. 0)
21
( 52. 5)
2
( 5. 0)
2. 4
0. 9
4
( 10. 0)
9
( 22. 5)
27
( 67. 5)
0
( 0)
2. 58
0. 675
13
( 32. 5)
13
( 32. 5)
2
( 5. 0)
5
( 12. 5)
25
( 62. 5)
22
( 55. 0)
0
( 0)
0
( 0)
2. 3
0. 939
2. 23
0. 92
10
( 25. 0)
5
( 12. 5)
25
( 62. 5)
0
( 0)
2. 38
0. 868
5
( 12. 5)
8
( 20. 0)
26
( 65. 0)
1
( 2. 5)
2. 425
0. 874
3
( 7. 5)
11
( 27. 5)
24
( 60. 0)
2
( 5. 0)
2. 575
0. 747
0
( 0)
21
( 52. 5)
10
( 25. 5
9
( 22. 5)
2. 7
0. 823
6
( 15. 0)
8
( 20. 0)
23
( 57. 5)
3
( 7. 5)
2. 58
0. 844
13
( 32. 5)
1
( 2. 5)
26
( 65. 0)
0
( 0)
2. 33
0. 944
12
( 30. 0)
4
( 10. 0)
24
( 60. 0)
0
( 0)
2. 3
0. 911
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17
( 42. 5)
2
( 5. 0)
21
( 52. 5)
0
( 0)
2. 1
0. 982
N=40
The sect ions of this table were analyzed focusing on the factors that lead to the difficult y
to the participants and made them select various strategies. The factors included: difficult y of
idio ms, role of vocabulary, and strategies of L2 idiom processing.
Difficulties in L2 Idiom Comprehension.
Referring to the item Idio ms are difficult to understand because o f the lack o f cultural
background behind the idio ms the part icipants who showed strongly disagreement and
disagreement to this item were 9 (22.5%) and 7 (17.5%) respectively. On the other hand, the
participants, who showed agreement and strongly agreement, were 22 (55.5%) and only 2 (5,
0%), respectively.
As for the item Idio ms are difficult because they are not taught well in class, which is
considered to be one o f the important factors behind the use of idio matic expressio ns, the
responses that showed strongly disagreement and disagreement were approximately similar
giving 9 (22.5%) and 8(20.0%) respectively. besides that, a total of 21 (52.5%) participants
agreed and only 2 (5.0%) participants strongly agreed.
A total o f 3 (7.5%) participants strongly disagreed with the item I can o ften figure out an
idio m fro m an equivalent one in my language and 11 (27.5%) participants disagreed wit h
this statement. The posit ive answer to this item yielded 24 (60.0%) participants who agreed
and only 2 (5.0%) participants strongly agreed with the above statement.
The Role of Vocabulary in L2 Idiom Comprehension
The statement It is useful for me to predict the meaning of idio ms 4 (10.0%)
participants strongly disagreed wit h this statement and 9 (22.5%) participants disagreed. For
this statement none of the participants showed that they strongly agreed, however, 27(67.5%)
participants agreed that it was useful to predict the meaning of idio ms.
The response for the statement The meaning of the const ituent words leads me to guess the
overall meaning indicated that 5 (12.5%) responses strongly disagreed and 8 (20.0%)
respondents disagreed. On the other hand, 26 (65.0%) respondents agreed to this item and
only 1 (2.5%) respondent strongly agreed
The Role of Context in L2 Idiom Comprehension
The statement I like to learn idio ms in context revealed that 13 (32.5%) respondents
disagreed and only 2 (5.0%) respondents disagreed. However, 25 (62.5%) participants agreed
with this statement and no one strongly agreed with it. In response to the statement Context
plays a crucial role in understanding idio ms, the number o f participants who strongly
disagreed were 13 (32.5%) respondents and 5 (12.5%) participants disagreed. A total number
of participants who agreed were 22 (55.0%) participants. Likewise, none of the participants
strongly agreed compared wit h the responses of the previous statement.
The strategies used in L2 Idiom Comprehension
As for the statement I use many different strategies when learning idio ms, 6 (15.0%)
participants strongly disagreed and 8 (20.0%) participants disagreed. The vast majorit y of the
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