TEACHING COLLOCATIONS TO INTERMEDIATE-LEVELED VIETNAMESE EFL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND SOME IMPLICATIONS

The author’s teaching experiences and observations reveal that intermediate Vietnamese EFL university students frequently make collocation errors, reducing their writing clarity and naturalness in speech. Despite the importance of collocational knowledge, limited research provides practical strategies for its acquisition, and the best approach remains unclear. Using Google Scholar, JSTOR, and ResearchGate, the authors analyzed 43 academic papers addressing collocation errors, their causes, and expert recommendations. Synthesizing these findings with personal experience, this paper identifies common causes of collocation errors and proposes effective strategies to enhance students' skills. It aims to improve intermediate-level Vietnamese EFL students’ collocational competence for better communication.