ERIC Number: EJ1257212
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-2094-3938
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Word Knowledge through Morphological Awareness in EFL Learners
Sukying, Apisak
TESOL International Journal, v15 n1 p74-85 2020
Morphological awareness is essential for the successful use of a language and morphological instruction may facilitate the acquisition of new words. This quasi-experimental research examines the effects of affix instruction on acquiring morphologically complex words. Two measures of receptive and productive affix knowledge were administered to 92 participants. Sixty participants in the treatment group were provided with an explicit instruction on English affixes based on Bauer and Nation's (1993) word families, whereas participants in the control group were not (n = 32). Performance on affix knowledge tasks was analysed using a repeated-measures ANOVA and related methods. The results demonstrate a positive effect of affix instruction in English language classrooms. Affix features, including linguistic and semantic transparency, improved participants' performance of affix reception and production. The explicit instruction of affixes may therefore help English learners to understand words and to facilitate vocabulary acquisition. However, learners may require more time to learn the meaning of the affixes and to practice affixations with the aid of systematic instruction. Other implications of these findings are discussed in light of current pedagogical practice and theory.
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Morphemes, Vocabulary Development, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Task Analysis, Semantics, Metalinguistics, College Students, Foreign Countries, Scoring, Student Attitudes
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Thailand
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