Morphemes and vocabulary: A world apart?

Findings from a few studies suggest that morphological awareness may be useful for vocabulary development. It is also suggested that knowing how to form words is an essential skill needed for language learners to be competent users of the English language. This paper presents the findings of a study...

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Main Authors:	Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza, Ahmad Zaki, Azimah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	L Education (General) PE English
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/41052/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41052/6/41052-Morphemes%20and%20Vocabulary.pdf

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spelling	iium-410522018-01-24T03:52:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41052/ Morphemes and vocabulary: A world apart? Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza Ahmad Zaki, Azimah L Education (General) PE English Findings from a few studies suggest that morphological awareness may be useful for vocabulary development. It is also suggested that knowing how to form words is an essential skill needed for language learners to be competent users of the English language. This paper presents the findings of a study which aims to investigate the relationship between morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge. A quantitative research design based on two sets of tests was employed for the purpose of the study. The two tests were Morphological Awareness Test (MAT) adopted from McBride et al (2005) and Vocabulary Level Test (VLT) adopted from Schmitt et al (2001). The MAT assesses the skills of identifying morphemes, while the VLT provides an estimation of the students’ vocabulary size. A total of 100 Malay ESL pre-university students participated in this study. The findings of the study, based on correlation analysis, indicate no relationship between students’ performance in MAT and VLT. It was found that students’ morphological awareness was not related to their vocabulary knowledge. The findings also revealed that the students had limited morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge. Relevant recommendations are also included. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41052/6/41052-Morphemes%20and%20Vocabulary.pdf Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza and Ahmad Zaki, Azimah (2014) Morphemes and vocabulary: A world apart? In: International Language Conference (ILC) 2014, 4th - 6th June 2014, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
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description	Findings from a few studies suggest that morphological awareness may be useful for vocabulary development. It is also suggested that knowing how to form words is an essential skill needed for language learners to be competent users of the English language. This paper presents the findings of a study which aims to investigate the relationship between morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge. A quantitative research design based on two sets of tests was employed for the purpose of the study. The two tests were Morphological Awareness Test (MAT) adopted from McBride et al (2005) and Vocabulary Level Test (VLT) adopted from Schmitt et al (2001). The MAT assesses the skills of identifying morphemes, while the VLT provides an estimation of the students’ vocabulary size. A total of 100 Malay ESL pre-university students participated in this study. The findings of the study, based on correlation analysis, indicate no relationship between students’ performance in MAT and VLT. It was found that students’ morphological awareness was not related to their vocabulary knowledge. The findings also revealed that the students had limited morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge. Relevant recommendations are also included.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza Ahmad Zaki, Azimah
author_facet	Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza Ahmad Zaki, Azimah
author_sort	Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza
title	Morphemes and vocabulary: A world apart?
title_short	Morphemes and vocabulary: A world apart?
title_full	Morphemes and vocabulary: A world apart?
title_fullStr	Morphemes and vocabulary: A world apart?
title_full_unstemmed	Morphemes and vocabulary: A world apart?
title_sort	morphemes and vocabulary: a world apart?
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/41052/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41052/6/41052-Morphemes%20and%20Vocabulary.pdf
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