An analysis of lexical negative transfer in English writing of Malay students
This is an exploratory research examining written work in English of Malay college students, analyzing lexical errors that occurred in their work, which were caused by the negative transfer from the students’ mother tongue. The study also categorized the errors and gave some pedagogical suggestions...
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| description | This is an exploratory research examining written work in English of Malay college students, analyzing lexical errors that occurred in their work, which were caused by the negative transfer from the students’ mother tongue. The study also categorized the errors and gave some pedagogical suggestions on reducing the lexical errors to improve students’ English writing. Students involved were Malays at foundation level, with an age range from 17 years to 19 years old. Out of 40 participants, 15 of them were males and 25 were females. The categorical analysis and findings of this study aim to gain educators' understandings on Malay-based lexical negative transfer problems in learning English and trigger educators to take note on the problems in order to improve students' language learning strategy. |
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| spelling | upm-544062020-02-13T08:42:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54406/ An analysis of lexical negative transfer in English writing of Malay students Ha, Ming Hui Ariffin, Aryantie Ma'rof, Aini Marina This is an exploratory research examining written work in English of Malay college students, analyzing lexical errors that occurred in their work, which were caused by the negative transfer from the students’ mother tongue. The study also categorized the errors and gave some pedagogical suggestions on reducing the lexical errors to improve students’ English writing. Students involved were Malays at foundation level, with an age range from 17 years to 19 years old. Out of 40 participants, 15 of them were males and 25 were females. The categorical analysis and findings of this study aim to gain educators' understandings on Malay-based lexical negative transfer problems in learning English and trigger educators to take note on the problems in order to improve students' language learning strategy. http://ojs.upsi.edu.my/index.php/AJELP/article/view/1281 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54406/1/An%20analysis%20of%20lexical%20negative%20transfer%20in%20English%20writing%20of%20Malay%20students.pdf Ha, Ming Hui and Ariffin, Aryantie and Ma'rof, Aini Marina (2018) An analysis of lexical negative transfer in English writing of Malay students. The Asian Journal of English Language And Pedagogy, 6. pp. 56-64. ISSN 2289-8689; ESSN: 2289-8697 http://ojs.upsi.edu.my/index.php/AJELP/article/view/1281 |
| spellingShingle | Ha, Ming Hui Ariffin, Aryantie Ma'rof, Aini Marina An analysis of lexical negative transfer in English writing of Malay students |
| title | An analysis of lexical negative transfer in English writing of Malay students |
| title_full | An analysis of lexical negative transfer in English writing of Malay students |
| title_fullStr | An analysis of lexical negative transfer in English writing of Malay students |
| title_full_unstemmed | An analysis of lexical negative transfer in English writing of Malay students |
| title_short | An analysis of lexical negative transfer in English writing of Malay students |
| title_sort | analysis of lexical negative transfer in english writing of malay students |
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