English Collocations in Use: A Case of Master's Level Students of Nepal

Abstract

Thisresearch entitled'English Collocationsin Use: A Case of Master'sLevel Students of Nepal' was aimed to ascertain the frequency ofcollocation pattern used and to make analysis of theproficiency of themasterslevel students of Nepalin the use of collocation. The samplesizeof the study consisted of 52 students of Masters levelstudents of Kathmandu Valley selected though purposive samplingprocedure. A set of test items was prepared to collect the data. The data,thus, obtained were marked and tabulated very systematically. Thenanalysis and interpretation was done on the basis of the tabulated data inaccordance with the set objectives. Finally, some recommendations weremade on the basis of the findings derived from the analysis andinterpretationof the data. The researcher found that the learners use of the collocation pattern wasasymmetrical i.e. used adjective-noun collocation pattern frequently thanother combinations namely verb-adverb and adverb + adjectivecollocation, however, their proficiency in the use of all the patternsexcept verb + adverb combination was average. This thesis consists of four chapters: the first chapter comprises generalbackground, introduction to collocation and its importance, review ofrelated literature, objectives and significance of the study. The second chapter deals with the methodology adopted to carry out thisresearch. It contains the sources of data (both primary and secondary),population of the study, sampling procedure, tool for data collection,process of data collection, limitations of the study and data analysisprocedure.The third chapter consists of the analysis and interpretation of thefrequency and then proficiency in the use of collocation doneindividually, holistically and comparatively in terms of different variablesused in the study. Analysis and interpretation has been done by usingsimple statistical tools of average and percentage. The fourth chapter presents the findings derived from the analysis andinterpretation of the data. It also suggests some recommendations on thebasis of the findings and the researcher's own opinion. The final sectionof the study includes the references and appendices.