English orthographic depth among Malay learners at a primary school

This study concerns the spelling difficulties in English as a second language among young Malay learners. The objectives of this study are to identify and categorise the spelling errors produced by these learners and to investigate the linguistic factors for the error productions. This study emplo...

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Main Authors:	Khairunnadiah Mohd Samuddin, Pramela Krish
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12874/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12874/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12874/1/23108-71760-3-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-128742019-05-09T11:08:49Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12874/ English orthographic depth among Malay learners at a primary school Khairunnadiah Mohd Samuddin, Pramela Krish, This study concerns the spelling difficulties in English as a second language among young Malay learners. The objectives of this study are to identify and categorise the spelling errors produced by these learners and to investigate the linguistic factors for the error productions. This study employs Wardhaugh’s Contrastive Analysis as the main approach and Orthographic Depth Hypothesis as the foundation of the research. The Contrastive Analysis approach indicates that the linguistic differences between L1 and L2 may cause difficulties in L2 learning. The theoretical basis of this study claims that the degree to which an orthography deviates from easy one-to-one letter-sound plays a major role in L2 learner’s spelling performance. This study adapts a spelling assessment from El-Dakhs and Mitchell that tests students’ phonological, orthographic and morphological awareness and knowledge. The sample of this study consists of 46 eleven-year-old Malay students from a selected school in Selangor. The data for the study was gathered from the subjects’ responses in the assessment and interviews with selected students based on their test scores. The findings showed that the learners’ spelling performance was poorer in the orthographic tasks and better in the morphological and phonological tasks, suggesting the salience of orthography in the early stage of L2 learning. Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that educators employ orthographic, phonic-based and form-meaning approaches in their teaching to enhance their students’ spelling proficiency so as to assist their students in their literacy development. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12874/1/23108-71760-3-PB.pdf Khairunnadiah Mohd Samuddin, and Pramela Krish, (2018) English orthographic depth among Malay learners at a primary school. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 24 (1). pp. 56-68. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournal.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1076
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description	This study concerns the spelling difficulties in English as a second language among young Malay learners. The objectives of this study are to identify and categorise the spelling errors produced by these learners and to investigate the linguistic factors for the error productions. This study employs Wardhaugh’s Contrastive Analysis as the main approach and Orthographic Depth Hypothesis as the foundation of the research. The Contrastive Analysis approach indicates that the linguistic differences between L1 and L2 may cause difficulties in L2 learning. The theoretical basis of this study claims that the degree to which an orthography deviates from easy one-to-one letter-sound plays a major role in L2 learner’s spelling performance. This study adapts a spelling assessment from El-Dakhs and Mitchell that tests students’ phonological, orthographic and morphological awareness and knowledge. The sample of this study consists of 46 eleven-year-old Malay students from a selected school in Selangor. The data for the study was gathered from the subjects’ responses in the assessment and interviews with selected students based on their test scores. The findings showed that the learners’ spelling performance was poorer in the orthographic tasks and better in the morphological and phonological tasks, suggesting the salience of orthography in the early stage of L2 learning. Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that educators employ orthographic, phonic-based and form-meaning approaches in their teaching to enhance their students’ spelling proficiency so as to assist their students in their literacy development.
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author	Khairunnadiah Mohd Samuddin, Pramela Krish,
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author_facet	Khairunnadiah Mohd Samuddin, Pramela Krish,
author_sort	Khairunnadiah Mohd Samuddin,
title	English orthographic depth among Malay learners at a primary school
title_short	English orthographic depth among Malay learners at a primary school
title_full	English orthographic depth among Malay learners at a primary school
title_fullStr	English orthographic depth among Malay learners at a primary school
title_full_unstemmed	English orthographic depth among Malay learners at a primary school
title_sort	english orthographic depth among malay learners at a primary school
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2018
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12874/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12874/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12874/1/23108-71760-3-PB.pdf
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English orthographic depth among Malay learners at a primary school

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