Investigating the Use of Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes in Academic Written Essays in EFL Contexts in the UAE
The present study investigated the impact of derivational and inflectional morphemes on improving the quality of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ essay writing and explored the perceptions of English teachers regarding the challenges of using these morphemes in essay writing in the UAE....
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| author | Khalil, Abdelhamid A. |
| author2 | Abu-Ayyash, Emad A.S |
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| author_facet | Khalil, Abdelhamid A. Abu-Ayyash, Emad A.S |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Khalil, Abdelhamid A. Abu-Ayyash, Emad A.S |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2023-06-20 2025-04-14T13:52:49Z 2025-04-14T13:52:49Z |
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| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Investigating the Use of Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes in Academic Written Essays in EFL Contexts in the UAE |
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| description | The present study investigated the impact of derivational and inflectional morphemes on improving the quality of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ essay writing and explored the perceptions of English teachers regarding the challenges of using these morphemes in essay writing in the UAE. Using the phenomenological mixed methods research approach, data were collected using document analysis of 30 written essays of grade 10 Arab EFL learners and semi-structured interviews with five English teachers. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and correlational statistics. However, qualitative semi-structured interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings of the study demonstrated that the frequency of inflectional morphemes in learners’ writing was higher than the frequency of derivational morphemes. Additionally, the findings revealed that there was a positive moderate correlation between the number of bound morphemes used and the quality of learners’ writing. The qualitative findings showed a number of challenges that students encountered while using morphemes in their writing. |
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| spelling | Investigating the Use of Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes in Academic Written Essays in EFL Contexts in the UAEKhalil, Abdelhamid A.Abu-Ayyash, Emad A.SThe present study investigated the impact of derivational and inflectional morphemes on improving the quality of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ essay writing and explored the perceptions of English teachers regarding the challenges of using these morphemes in essay writing in the UAE. Using the phenomenological mixed methods research approach, data were collected using document analysis of 30 written essays of grade 10 Arab EFL learners and semi-structured interviews with five English teachers. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive and correlational statistics. However, qualitative semi-structured interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings of the study demonstrated that the frequency of inflectional morphemes in learners’ writing was higher than the frequency of derivational morphemes. Additionally, the findings revealed that there was a positive moderate correlation between the number of bound morphemes used and the quality of learners’ writing. The qualitative findings showed a number of challenges that students encountered while using morphemes in their writing.2025-04-14T13:52:49Z2025-04-14T13:52:49Z2023-06-20Article2583-2662https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/2885en_USoai:bspace.buid.ac.ae:1234/28852026-01-29T17:02:56Z |
| spellingShingle | Investigating the Use of Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes in Academic Written Essays in EFL Contexts in the UAE Khalil, Abdelhamid A. |
| title | Investigating the Use of Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes in Academic Written Essays in EFL Contexts in the UAE |
| title_full | Investigating the Use of Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes in Academic Written Essays in EFL Contexts in the UAE |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the Use of Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes in Academic Written Essays in EFL Contexts in the UAE |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the Use of Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes in Academic Written Essays in EFL Contexts in the UAE |
| title_short | Investigating the Use of Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes in Academic Written Essays in EFL Contexts in the UAE |
| title_sort | Investigating the Use of Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes in Academic Written Essays in EFL Contexts in the UAE |
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