Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Aref joorbonyan ¹
• davood madani ²

¹ PhD student in Linguistics, Islamic Azad University, Khomein Branch, Arak, Iran

² Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Linguistics, Islamic Azad University, Khomein Branch, Arak, Iran

Abstract

One of the most important and practical topics in teaching Persian language is teaching letters, especially prepositions. The present study aims at investigating the frequent errors of prepositions among Istanbul Persian language learners living in Qom city in the use and learning of Persian language. The aim of this research is to scrutinize and describe the causes of errors in the use of high-frequency additional letters and also to facilitate the learning of the Persian language. The method of conducting this research is descriptive, analytical and field, and its data has been collected through papers of spelling, essays, conversations, theses, written exams, and oral exam tapes. These errors among Persian learners of Turkish language are influenced by their mother tongue and Persian language and their teaching methods. These errors are divided into three categories: intra-language, inter-language and educational. The findings of the study indicate that the more a learner gains mastery of the target language (Persian), the number of his errors decreases. Since mastering the Persian language is done by recognizing errors, studying the errors is inevitable. Furthermore, in the process of learning Farsi as a second language, it is necessary to study all kinds of language errors, select teaching methods, develop and compile course materials and appropriate training courses, and conduct other detailed research in this domain.

Keywords

• Contrastive analysis
• errors of prepositions
• Istanbul speakers
• Istanbul prepositions
• intra-language error
• inter-language error
• educational error