Acquisition of Adjective-Forming Suffixes by EFL Freshman Students [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Regional Conference on English Language Teaching and Literature (ELTL 1) (1st, Roudehen, Tehran, Iran, Feb 17, 2008).

Autor/in	Al-Jarf, Reima
Titel	Acquisition of Adjective-Forming Suffixes by EFL Freshman Students [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Regional Conference on English Language Teaching and Literature (ELTL 1) (1st, Roudehen, Tehran, Iran, Feb 17, 2008).
Quelle	(2008), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; Late Adolescents; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Form Classes (Languages); Morphology (Languages); Suffixes; Spelling; Phonetics; Error Patterns; Vocabulary Development; Knowledge Level; Difficulty Level; Correlation; Native Language; Semitic Languages; Learning Strategies; Foreign Countries; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Halbstarker; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Analytischer Sprachbau; Morphology; Morphologie; Schreibweise; Phonetik; Fonetik; Fehlertyp; Wortschatzarbeit; Wissensbasis; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Korrelation; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Ausland; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	English as a Foreign Language (EFL) freshman students at the College of Languages and Translation received direct instruction in adjective-forming suffixes, then they took an immediate and a delayed test. Error analysis showed that 36% of the responses were left blank or the subjects duplicated the stimulus word. In 32% they mismatched the word and suffix, in 36% they made spelling mistakes; in 15% they spelled words phonetically, and in 15% they added a noun- or an adverb-forming suffix. Significant differences were found in the amount of errors made by the students on both tests. The number of errors made correlated with the students' vocabulary knowledge. A hierarchy of difficulty in attaching adjective-forming suffixes, faulty strategies used in adjective morphology and possible causes of students' difficulty in adjective suffix acquisition are given. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01