Errors and Remedies in Indirect Reported Speech in High School EFL Learners

master's thesis

• Author: Željka Mihovilić
• Mentor: Irena Zovko Dinković (mentor)
• Committee member: Marina Grubišić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Janja Čulig (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Irena Zovko Dinković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-07-12, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

Direct and indirect reported speech represent primary modes of reporting and make an essential part of speech or writing. Indirect reported speech is a complex syntactic structure that requires language-specific grammatical adjustments. Therefore, its use and understanding often pose a problem for EFL learners. In order to assess the matter in detail, an overview of reported speech constructions from various grammars is presented, as well as existing research on learners’ difficulties with indirect speech. The study was conducted with Croatian high school learners to get an insight into how they learn and deal with indirect reported speech in English. This thesis represents an attempt to approach the students’ mastery of indirect speech from a holistic perspective.

• Keywords: modes of reporting; indirect speech; EFL learners; learners' difficulties
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:869004
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: TEFL; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-07-21 11:05:34