Analysing and synthesising morphemes: the case of Malay pre-university ESL students

• Main Authors: Engku Ibrahim, Engku Haliza, Ahmad Zaki, Azimah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2017
• Subjects: LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/54713/1/WICOIS%20paper%20-%20Morphology.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/54713/7/54713_Analysing%20and%20Synthesising%20Morphemes_MYRA.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/54713/8/54713_Analysing%20and%20Synthesising%20Morphemes_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/54713/; http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/asl/2017/00000023/00000005/art00259

The importance of morphological awareness in the development of a learner’s vocabulary size has been well documented. A learner’s ability to analyse and synthesize morphemes at the word level, or coined as morphological awareness, is said to be a significant contributor to his or her vocabulary dev...