Measuring Productive Derivational Knowledge of the Most Frequent Words

Autor/in	Ebrahimi, Alireza Barouni
Titel	Measuring Productive Derivational Knowledge of the Most Frequent Words
Quelle	In: International Journal of English Studies, 21 (2021) 1, S.55-74 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1578-7044
Schlagwörter	Word Frequency; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Writing Skills; Speech Communication; Language Tests; Undergraduate Students; Morphology (Languages); Foreign Countries; Morphemes; Test Preparation; Teaching Methods; Grammar; Form Classes (Languages); Vocabulary Skills; Iran; Test of English for International Communication; Test of English as a Foreign Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Word analysis; Frequency; Wortanalyse; Häufigkeit; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Language test; Sprachtest; Morphology; Morphologie; Ausland; Morphem; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Grammatik; Analytischer Sprachbau; Aktiver Wortschatz
Abstract	Derivational knowledge is associated with writing and speaking skills. These skills are essential for EFL students who express themselves in oral presentations or written assignments. Therefore, diagnostic measurement of productive derivational knowledge is of vital importance, especially in regard to the most frequent 1,000 word families that cover 81% and 85% of written and spoken text. This study measured 46 Iranian university EFL students' productive derivational knowledge of the words at the 1,000 word frequency level. The findings indicate that while participants had the productive form-meaning knowledge of the words at 1,000 level, they did not seem to have extensive derivational knowledge of the same words. This assists in diagnosing area of weakness and placing instructional emphasis on high frequency words. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Murcia. Department of English Philology Merced Campus, Calle Santo Cristo 1, Murcia 30071 Spain. Tel: +34-868-88-3406; Fax: +34-868-88-3409; e-mail: publicaciones@um.es; Web site: http://www.um.es/ijes
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01