Effectiveness of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts as a vocabulary learning strategy among ESL learners

This study examined the effects of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin roots and affixes as a vocabulary learning strategy among Malaysian ESL learners. Three intact classes of undergraduates majoring in health sciences were assigned to three different treatments which are instructions focussing on...

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Main Authors:	Norazha Paiman, Ngee, Thai Yap, Mei, Yuit Chan
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Published:	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2015
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8858/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8858/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8858/1/7834-25725-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-88582016-12-14T06:48:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8858/ Effectiveness of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts as a vocabulary learning strategy among ESL learners Norazha Paiman, Ngee, Thai Yap Mei, Yuit Chan This study examined the effects of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin roots and affixes as a vocabulary learning strategy among Malaysian ESL learners. Three intact classes of undergraduates majoring in health sciences were assigned to three different treatments which are instructions focussing on Graeco-Latin morphemic analysis, general morphemic analysis and use of contextual clues as vocabulary learning strategies. Participants in all groups underwent the instructional intervention which was done biweekly over a five-week period. Each group was taught how to derive word meanings using these three different strategies. A pre-test and post-test comprising three vocabulary tests measuring students’ morphemic analysis of general English words, morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts, and overall vocabulary size respectively, were administered. The scores were analysed using the paired sample T-test and one-way ANOVA to determine if there were improvements made in the three measures within each group, and subsequently whether the magnitude of improvement between the three groups were significant. The results indicated that (a) the group that were taught Graeco-Latin morphemic analysis scored the highest in all three vocabulary measures, (b) the group taught general morphemic analysis also improved in morphemic analysis of general English words but not Graeco-Latin words, and improved slightly in overall vocabulary size, but (c) the group that was taught to use contextual clues showed no improvement in all three vocabulary measures. The findings suggest that morphemic analysis, specifically analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts, may be a better vocabulary learning strategy particularly for the health sciences. Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8858/1/7834-25725-1-PB.pdf Norazha Paiman, and Ngee, Thai Yap and Mei, Yuit Chan (2015) Effectiveness of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts as a vocabulary learning strategy among ESL learners. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 21 (2). pp. 31-45. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/638
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description	This study examined the effects of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin roots and affixes as a vocabulary learning strategy among Malaysian ESL learners. Three intact classes of undergraduates majoring in health sciences were assigned to three different treatments which are instructions focussing on Graeco-Latin morphemic analysis, general morphemic analysis and use of contextual clues as vocabulary learning strategies. Participants in all groups underwent the instructional intervention which was done biweekly over a five-week period. Each group was taught how to derive word meanings using these three different strategies. A pre-test and post-test comprising three vocabulary tests measuring students’ morphemic analysis of general English words, morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts, and overall vocabulary size respectively, were administered. The scores were analysed using the paired sample T-test and one-way ANOVA to determine if there were improvements made in the three measures within each group, and subsequently whether the magnitude of improvement between the three groups were significant. The results indicated that (a) the group that were taught Graeco-Latin morphemic analysis scored the highest in all three vocabulary measures, (b) the group taught general morphemic analysis also improved in morphemic analysis of general English words but not Graeco-Latin words, and improved slightly in overall vocabulary size, but (c) the group that was taught to use contextual clues showed no improvement in all three vocabulary measures. The findings suggest that morphemic analysis, specifically analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts, may be a better vocabulary learning strategy particularly for the health sciences.
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author	Norazha Paiman, Ngee, Thai Yap Mei, Yuit Chan
spellingShingle	Norazha Paiman, Ngee, Thai Yap Mei, Yuit Chan Effectiveness of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts as a vocabulary learning strategy among ESL learners
author_facet	Norazha Paiman, Ngee, Thai Yap Mei, Yuit Chan
author_sort	Norazha Paiman,
title	Effectiveness of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts as a vocabulary learning strategy among ESL learners
title_short	Effectiveness of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts as a vocabulary learning strategy among ESL learners
title_full	Effectiveness of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts as a vocabulary learning strategy among ESL learners
title_fullStr	Effectiveness of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts as a vocabulary learning strategy among ESL learners
title_full_unstemmed	Effectiveness of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts as a vocabulary learning strategy among ESL learners
title_sort	effectiveness of morphemic analysis of graeco-latin word parts as a vocabulary learning strategy among esl learners
publisher	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM
publishDate	2015
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8858/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8858/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8858/1/7834-25725-1-PB.pdf
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Effectiveness of morphemic analysis of Graeco-Latin word parts as a vocabulary learning strategy among ESL learners

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