The use of English derivational forms by Malaysian ESL learners

This study presents an investigation on the production of English derivational forms by Malaysian secondary school students. Although the use of the forms has been the subject of study in numerous ESL settings, the same cannot generally be said in the Malaysian context. Being one of the main sources...

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Main Authors:	Md Enzai, Ida Malina, Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	PE English
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/47127/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47127/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47127/1/47127.pdf

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spelling	iium-471272017-12-06T02:46:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47127/ The use of English derivational forms by Malaysian ESL learners Md Enzai, Ida Malina Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah PE English This study presents an investigation on the production of English derivational forms by Malaysian secondary school students. Although the use of the forms has been the subject of study in numerous ESL settings, the same cannot generally be said in the Malaysian context. Being one of the main sources for English vocabulary, derivational morphological process is an essential yet complex and confusing aspect of English language learning. ESL learners struggle in their effort to become competent English language users because their success is partly dependent on and reflected by their use of derivational forms. In this study, a comprehensive analysis conducted on derivatives produced in ninety essays has identified the types of derivations used by the learners. Neutral and non-neutral affixes underlie the classifications of the derived forms. The findings, which come with theoretical and pedagogical implications, indicate that neutral affixes are more prevalently used. More accurately formed words with neutral affixes have been identified. This study also provides a new insight into the use of adverbial affixes whereby these specific affixes have been considered as one of the less commonly used forms by English language users. There is evidence that the written output of the learners who were involved in this study who came from different levels of English language proficiency contains considerable usage of adverbial derivatives. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47127/1/47127.pdf Md Enzai, Ida Malina and Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah (2015) The use of English derivational forms by Malaysian ESL learners. In: International Conference on Languages (ICL 2015), 10th-11th Oct. 2015, Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. https://www.unisza.edu.my/icl2015/
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spellingShingle	PE English Md Enzai, Ida Malina Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah The use of English derivational forms by Malaysian ESL learners
description	This study presents an investigation on the production of English derivational forms by Malaysian secondary school students. Although the use of the forms has been the subject of study in numerous ESL settings, the same cannot generally be said in the Malaysian context. Being one of the main sources for English vocabulary, derivational morphological process is an essential yet complex and confusing aspect of English language learning. ESL learners struggle in their effort to become competent English language users because their success is partly dependent on and reflected by their use of derivational forms. In this study, a comprehensive analysis conducted on derivatives produced in ninety essays has identified the types of derivations used by the learners. Neutral and non-neutral affixes underlie the classifications of the derived forms. The findings, which come with theoretical and pedagogical implications, indicate that neutral affixes are more prevalently used. More accurately formed words with neutral affixes have been identified. This study also provides a new insight into the use of adverbial affixes whereby these specific affixes have been considered as one of the less commonly used forms by English language users. There is evidence that the written output of the learners who were involved in this study who came from different levels of English language proficiency contains considerable usage of adverbial derivatives.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Md Enzai, Ida Malina Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah
author_facet	Md Enzai, Ida Malina Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah
author_sort	Md Enzai, Ida Malina
title	The use of English derivational forms by Malaysian ESL learners
title_short	The use of English derivational forms by Malaysian ESL learners
title_full	The use of English derivational forms by Malaysian ESL learners
title_fullStr	The use of English derivational forms by Malaysian ESL learners
title_full_unstemmed	The use of English derivational forms by Malaysian ESL learners
title_sort	use of english derivational forms by malaysian esl learners
publishDate	2015
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The use of English derivational forms by Malaysian ESL learners

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