İngilizceyi Yabancı Dil Olarak Öğrenen Türk Öğrencilerin Geçmiş Zamansallığın Ediniminin İncelenmesi

Abstract

This cross-sectional study investigates the use of past temporality by Turkish English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners, focusing on both lexical aspect and grammatical aspect within the framework of the Aspect Hypothesis. Addressing the need for linguistic studies, particularly in writing, the data were gathered on past temporality circumstances through narrative writing assignments completed by students from two distinct proficiency levels at universities located in different places around Türkiye. The study emphasized the significance of both lexical aspect and grammatical aspect in the learners' grammar. The findings revealed challenging areas in the acquisition of tense/aspect, as well as verb usage. Moreover, teaching the past tense is found to assist learners in overcoming their grammatical undergeneralizations. It is recommended to enhance learners’ awareness and input enhancement beyond the classroom. Furthermore, longitudinal studies could be carried out to observe the development of past temporality, broadening the scope.