Utilizing the cap collocation applying process to improve a group of second year mainstream students use of collocation in their writings

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

PART A: INTRODUCTION

PART B - DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 1 – LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1. Collocation(s)

1.1.1. Definitions of collocation(s)

1.1.2. Characteristics of collocations

1.1.3. Types of collocations

1.1.4. Causes of collocational errors

1.1.5. The importance of learning collocations

1.1.6. Consideration when teaching collocations

1.2. Language awareness

1.2.1. What is awareness?

1.2.2. What is language awareness?

1.2.3. Levels of language awareness

1.2.4. The role of language awareness

1.2.5. How to increase students’ language awareness in teaching writing

1.3. The CAR Process by Ying and Hendricks (2002)

1.4 Related studies

CHAPTER 2 – METHODOLOGY

2.1. Rationale for action research design

2.1.1. Definition of Action Research

2.1.2. The Action Research process

2.1.3. The reasons for choosing Action Research for this study

2.2. Participants

2.2.1. Background information about the participants

2.2.2. Sampling methods

2.3. Research Design

2.3.1. The CAR Process in this study

2.3.2. Research Procedures

2.4. Data collection instruments

2.4.1. Tests

2.4.2. Questionnaire

2.4.3. Interviews

2.5. Data collection procedures

2.6. Data analysis

CHAPTER 3 – RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

3.1. Results

3.1.1. Research question 1

3.1.2. Research question 2

3.2. Recommendations

PART C – CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

APPENDICES