Shabir, Ghulam2017-12-262017-12-262015https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/2344supervised by: Prof.Rao Jaleel AhmedThis research discovers, classifies and analyzes collocation errors made by second language learners in English composition. The participants’ knowledge of collocation vocabulary in three major fields i.e. education, politics and daily life was checked. The data was collected by using a questionnaire for teachers and by checking the written essays of the students. There were total 195 studentswhile100 teachers of English were consulted in order to seek their professional opinion on the research topic. The compiled data was analyzed in the light of qualitative and quantitative approaches also by utilizing the latest version of SPSS. Results of the study confirm that there are significant collocation errors in the composition of Pakistani learners of English particularly certain gender differences in demonstrating these vocabulary skills are noticeable.enCollocation errorsSecond languageM.Phil ThesisThesis