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Investigating morphological problems encountered by EFL university students in using inflectional morphemes
Joint Authors
al-Jak, Nada Sayyid Ahmad
Adam, Muhammad Uthman Khatir
Source
Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 4 (30 Sep. 2020), pp.35-43, 9 p.
Publisher
Sudan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Scientific Research
Publication Date
2020-09-30
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
This study aimed at investigating morphological problems encountered by EFL university students in using inflectional morphemes.
It is a descriptive-analytical study.
The tool of the study was a diagnostic test.
The test has been checked and confirmed for reliability and validity.
The sample of the study was the students of the 4th year majoring English at Sudan University of Science and Technology, College of Languages.
They were one hundred.
Eighty of them were given the test and that twenty of them were absent.
The data collected was statistically analyzed by the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) analytical program.
The results of the study revealed that the students encountered difficulties and problems in using inflectional morphemes.
Such difficulties were represented in forming irregular nouns, irregular verbs, irregular adjectives and polysyllabic adjectives.
In addition to this the findings had shown that the students committed some mistakes.
These mistakes were misapplication of rules and overgeneralization in forming irregular adjectives and irregular verbs.
Moreover, the students have made mistakes in forming sentences with third person singular.
The sentences had no subject verb agreement.
These problems and difficulties led the researcher to recommend the following: Inflectional morphemes should be taught as independent courses.
Remedial lessons and more practice on all inflectional morphemes are needed in order to solve these problems.
Then the researcher has proposed some suggestions for further studies; More of which are on inflectional morphology should be carried out.
Syllabus designers should include inflectional morphology in the university syllabus and more concentration on forming irregular nouns, irregular verbs and irregular adjectives.
Educational institutions’ awareness should be raised about the importance of teaching inflectional morphemes for EFL university students.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Adam, Muhammad Uthman Khatir& al-Jak, Nada Sayyid Ahmad. 2020. Investigating morphological problems encountered by EFL university students in using inflectional morphemes. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies،Vol. 21, no. 4, pp.35-43.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1335309
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Adam, Muhammad Uthman Khatir& al-Jak, Nada Sayyid Ahmad. Investigating morphological problems encountered by EFL university students in using inflectional morphemes. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies Vol. 21, no. 4 (Sep. 2020), pp.35-43.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1335309
American Medical Association (AMA)
Adam, Muhammad Uthman Khatir& al-Jak, Nada Sayyid Ahmad. Investigating morphological problems encountered by EFL university students in using inflectional morphemes. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies. 2020. Vol. 21, no. 4, pp.35-43.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1335309
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 43
Record ID
BIM-1335309