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Đề tài: A research on English inversion and difficulties encountered by English majors of HaiPhong Private University

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
1. Rationale
2. Aims of the study
3. Methods of the study
4. Scope of the study
5. Design of the study
PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER I: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
1. Inversion
1.1. The word – orders in English
1.2. Definition of Inversion
1.3. Operators
1.4. Communicative classification of sentence types
2. Summary of chapter one
CHAPTER II: DIFFERENT TYPES OF INVERSION AND
ITS EQUIVALENTS IN VIETNAMESE
1. Subject – verb inversion
1.1. Inversion with the initial here
1.1.1. Here plus be
1.1.2. Here plus other verbs
1.2. Inversion with the initial there
1.2.1. There plus be
1.2.2. There plus other verb
1.3. Inversion in reported speech
1.4. Inversion in formulae
1.5. Inversion with initial adverbials (of place)
1.5.1. Initial adverbials plus be
1.5.2. Initial adverbials plus verbs other than lexical be
2. Subject – operator inversion
2.1. Inversion in question
2.1.1. Inversion in Yes – No questions
2.1.2. Inversion in wh – questions
2.1.3. Inversion in alternative questions
2.2. Inversion in command with question tags
2.3. Inversion in exclamation
2.4. Inversion in statements
2.4.1. Inversion in sentence with if
2.4.2. Inversion after as
2.4.3. Inversion after neither, nor
2.4.4. Inversion after so
2.4.5. Inversion after adverbials with initial only
2.4.6. Inversion after negative adverbial
2.4.6.1. Inversion after seldom, rarely and never
2.4.6.2. Inversion after hardly, scarcely and no sooner
2.4.6.3. Inversion after adverbials containing the word no
CHAPTER THREE:
SOME DIFFICULTIES POSSIBLY ENCOUNTERED BY ENGLISH
MAJORS OF HAI PHONG PRIVATE UNIVERSITY WHEN USING
INVERSION AND SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS
1. Some difficulties possibly encountered by English majors of Hai Phong
private university when using inversion
1.1. Forming questions using Subject – operator inversion
1.2. Inversion structure
1.3. Understanding of inversion structure in formulate, exclamations and
conditional sentences
1.4. Misinterpretation in translating inversion from English in to Vietnamese
2. Some suggested solutions to overcome the difficulties
PART THREE: CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
APPENDIX


PART ONE
INTRODUCTION
1. Rationale
English is considered to be an international language used in many
fields such as economy, politics, science, technology, etc. It is widely
recognized as the key language in the intergrating process into the world.
Being aware of the important of English, Vietnamese learners try to
master English. A lot of Vietnamese people are learning English so as to work
with foreign learners more effectively. In recent years, the language has
become a compulsory subject in schools, colleges and universities in Viet
Nam. More and more English language teaching centres are opened to satisfy
the need of learners. And it is quite right to say that many of young learners
are interested in learning English.
To have a good command of English, Vietnamese students in general
and the first year English majors of Hai Phong Private University in particular
have a lot of difficulties in using English grammar properly, of which using
Inversion is one essential part. Inversion is phenomenon in which either a
verb or an operator stands before subject. It is device used to reduce the
length of the sentence and to emphasize the important factor theme in the
sentence. Inversion is governed much by the sentence structure. So in my
graduation paper, I study “English Inversion” with the hope that this can help
English major students at Hai Phong Private University learn English much
better.
That is the reason why I decided to choose the research with the title
“English inversion and difficulties encountered by English majors of Hai
Phong Private University”.
2. Aims of the study
This study is conducted to help English majors of Hai Phong private
university understand inversion more clearly. Further more it is hoped that
students learn how to use inversion phenomenon . To summarize the above,
my study is aimed at:
- Providing the theoretical background about English inversion
- Analyzing the types of inversion and its equivalents in Vietnamese
- Some difficulties possibly encountered by English majors of Hai Phong
private university when using inversion and suggested solutions
3. Methods of the study
To complete this graduation, the following steps are implemented:
- Collected references and books related to English grammar are analyzed in
details to form the theoretical background this paper.
- The available theory concerning to inversion is studied and followed in my
study paper.
- Discussing with asking help from teachers, friends and particularly whose
useful guidance, advice and correction have been actually crucial to the
completion of this study.
- Ideas of some possible difficulties are got from my understanding the
English learning and teaching and English major students in Hai Phong
private university as well as my gained experiences in the training course
4. Scope of the study
English grammar is various. In this study, I pay attention not only to
inversion in sentences but also to that in discourse. Inversion is a key matter
to be used to a great extent not only by speakers but also by writers. It works
mainly within the sentence, so the sentence structure is very important.
This study is carried out carefully and deeply as I hope it can reflect and
cover some common phenomena of inversion in English. In spite of this fact,
due to my lack of time, experience and knowledge, this study can not fail to
have mistakes. Therefore, your criticisms are very useful and important.
I hope that this study is good reference material for English major students
who wish to be better at English grammar.
5. Design of study
This study consists of three parts:
 Part I: The introduction presents the rationale, aims, scope, methods
and the design of the study
 Part II: The development is divided into three chapters:
The first chapter is the theoretical background which provides
readers the basic definitions of inversion and their relationship
with one another
The second chapter focuses on different kinds of inversion in
English and its equivalents in Vietnamese
The third chapter is about some difficulties possibly encountered
by English majors of Hai Phong private university when using
inversion and suggested solutions
 Part III: is the conclusion which summarized all the presented
information


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