The use of prepositions among Malay adult ESL learners
One predicament facing an educationist is whether grammar should be taught formally, or allowed to be naturally acquired. A protracted case study was carried out on seven Malay students from the International Islamic University Malaysia to determine the extent to which students acquired English p...
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| description | One predicament facing an educationist is whether grammar should be taught formally,
or allowed to be naturally acquired. A protracted case study was carried out on seven
Malay students from the International Islamic University Malaysia to determine the
extent to which students acquired English prepositions in the naturalistic setting. Data
from students’ interviews and presentations were collected initially, and subsequently
at six monthly intervals over three years. An analysis of students’ use of prepositions
was carried out. Results showed that although errors persist, most subjects showed
improvements in their use of prepositions. These findings imply that grammar should
be taught in a way that is compatible with the natural processes of acquisition.
Language instructors should also be equipped with special skills to be able to teach
prepositions. Learners should also be developmentally ready to acquire prepositions,
and changes have to be made in the curriculum for instruction of prepositions.
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| spelling | iium-428072016-05-15T19:32:45Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42807/ The use of prepositions among Malay adult ESL learners Sudhakaran, Beena PE English One predicament facing an educationist is whether grammar should be taught formally, or allowed to be naturally acquired. A protracted case study was carried out on seven Malay students from the International Islamic University Malaysia to determine the extent to which students acquired English prepositions in the naturalistic setting. Data from students’ interviews and presentations were collected initially, and subsequently at six monthly intervals over three years. An analysis of students’ use of prepositions was carried out. Results showed that although errors persist, most subjects showed improvements in their use of prepositions. These findings imply that grammar should be taught in a way that is compatible with the natural processes of acquisition. Language instructors should also be equipped with special skills to be able to teach prepositions. Learners should also be developmentally ready to acquire prepositions, and changes have to be made in the curriculum for instruction of prepositions. European Centre for Research Training and Development (ECRTD) 2015-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42807/4/42807.pdf Sudhakaran, Beena (2015) The use of prepositions among Malay adult ESL learners. International Journal of English Language and Linguistics Research, 3 (4). pp. 8-22. ISSN 2053-6313 http://www.eajournals.org/journals/international-journal-of-english-language-and-linguistics-research-ijellr/vol-3issue4-june-2015/ |
| spellingShingle | PE English Sudhakaran, Beena The use of prepositions among Malay adult ESL learners |
| title | The use of prepositions among Malay adult ESL learners |
| title_full | The use of prepositions among Malay adult ESL learners |
| title_fullStr | The use of prepositions among Malay adult ESL learners |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of prepositions among Malay adult ESL learners |
| title_short | The use of prepositions among Malay adult ESL learners |
| title_sort | use of prepositions among malay adult esl learners |
| topic | PE English |
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