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'Pseudo-native speaker' is the term given to a foreign language learner who has reached a high level of proficiency. Such level of proficiency is characterised by the mastery of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. The present research work investigates the mastery of Verb+Noun lexical collocations by Algerian EFL learners at Université des Frères Mentouri, Constantine 1. It is hypothesised that Algerian EFL learners have a low level of mastery in the usage and comprehension of Verb+Noun collocations. It is also hypothesised that the essays of Algerian EFL learners lack the use of appropriate Verb+Noun collocations, a factor that influences the grades they receive. The findings of the study indicate that Algerian EFL learners have a low competence in dealing with Verb+Noun collocations. They also suggest that Verb+Noun collocational errors that were spotted were not taken into consideration during the correction, even though they are an indispensable part that guarantees the use of correct language. However, Verb+Noun collocational errors that were spotted did not solely determine the awarded grades.
About the author
Mohamed Akram ARABET is an Algerian doctor and researcher in Linguistics and Applied Languages. He received his PhD. in 2019. He, now, teaches at Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Sétif 2 University, Algeria. Dr. ARABETis interested in the domains of discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis,and pragmatics.
