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Title: EFL Learners' Receptive and Productive Knowledge of Factive Cognitive Verbs' Complementation Patterns
Language: English
Authors: Serap Atasever Belli (ORCID 0000-0003-3605-4943), Ilknur Keçik (ORCID 0000-0001-9764-4432)
Source: GIST Education and Learning Research Journal. 2025 (30):7-35.
Availability: Institucion Universitaria Columbo Americana UNCA. Calle 19 # 2A - 49 Third Floor, Bogata, Columbia. Tel: +571-281-1777 Ext 1291; e-mail: gist@unica.edu.co; Web site: https://latinjournal.org/index.php/gist/index
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 29
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Learners, Verbs, Grammar, Language Skills, Second Language Instruction, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Vocabulary, Foreign Countries, Interlanguage, Syntax, Semantics, College Students
Geographic Terms: Turkey
ISSN: 1692-5777
2248-8391
Abstract: The phenomenon of verb complementation has been a challenging research topic in the domain of first and second language acquisition in recent decades. This study aimed to determine the achievement levels of learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) in terms of their recognition and production of factive cognitive verb complementation patterns and their associated senses. Specifically, the factive verbs analyzed within the scope of the study were: "know, understand, regret, remember," and "forget," along with their complementation patterns and senses. Data were collected from 269 Turkish EFL learners through four types of tests developed by Atasever Belli (2019). Learners' receptive knowledge was measured through "the Grammaticality Judgment Test" and "Fill-in-the-Blank Test." Their productive knowledge was assessed through the "Free-Production Test" and "Sentence Completion Test." Data obtained from the participants' responses to tests were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. This study demonstrated that word knowledge level has a significant impact on verb complementation performance both at receptive and productive levels. It also revealed that production test performance exceeded recognition test performance. The performance differences were analyzed by considering factors such as linguistic transfer, vocabulary knowledge, test types, verb properties, context, and input exposure. These results highlight learners' interlanguage development and offer profound pedagogical implications. [Note: The page range (7-36) shown in the citation is incorrect. The correct page range is 7-35.]
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  Data: The phenomenon of verb complementation has been a challenging research topic in the domain of first and second language acquisition in recent decades. This study aimed to determine the achievement levels of learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) in terms of their recognition and production of factive cognitive verb complementation patterns and their associated senses. Specifically, the factive verbs analyzed within the scope of the study were: "know, understand, regret, remember," and "forget," along with their complementation patterns and senses. Data were collected from 269 Turkish EFL learners through four types of tests developed by Atasever Belli (2019). Learners' receptive knowledge was measured through "the Grammaticality Judgment Test" and "Fill-in-the-Blank Test." Their productive knowledge was assessed through the "Free-Production Test" and "Sentence Completion Test." Data obtained from the participants' responses to tests were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. This study demonstrated that word knowledge level has a significant impact on verb complementation performance both at receptive and productive levels. It also revealed that production test performance exceeded recognition test performance. The performance differences were analyzed by considering factors such as linguistic transfer, vocabulary knowledge, test types, verb properties, context, and input exposure. These results highlight learners' interlanguage development and offer profound pedagogical implications. [Note: The page range (7-36) shown in the citation is incorrect. The correct page range is 7-35.]
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