Abstract
This study examines English generic expressions in L2 acquisition by looking at whether Korean L2 English learners can distinguish between definite generic the and definite unique the. Definite generic can refer to more than one individual thing when it is accompanied by a predicate like be extinct. Definite Unique is when the definite article refers to one individual thing not generic things. Seventy Korean students and twelve native English speakers participated in this study. The TOEIC scores of Korean learners of English in the experiment were divided into the advanced and the beginner. We employed a picture matching task(PMT) and a forced-choice elicitation task(FCET). PMT and FCET were implemented to both native English speakers and Korean English learners. The results of this study showed that Korean L2 learners could not perform on the PMT for definite generic the, but the FCET results revealed differences between the three groups(control, advanced and beginner). In addition, this study showed that education on definite generic the in English education is necessary by showing the perception of Korean learners for definite generic the and definite unique the.
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