An analysis of lexical negative transfer in English writing of Malay students

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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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Main Authors:	Ha, Ming Hui, Ariffin, Aryantie, Ma'rof, Aini Marina
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	http://ojs.upsi.edu.my/index.php/AJELP/article/view/1281 2018
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54406/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54406/1/An%20analysis%20of%20lexical%20negative%20transfer%20in%20English%20writing%20of%20Malay%20students.pdf

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