The Role of Morphological Awareness and Explicit Morphological Instructions in Elt

Abstract

As a branch of linguistics, the role of morphology in learning English should not be taken carelessly. As the study of internal structure of words, morphology provides a lot of knowledge necessary to develop students’ English proficiency. However, many English teachers are still not aware of its important role in successful and effective learning process because they tend to be busy searching for media, strategies or techniques which they consider effective in teaching. In relation to the importance of morphology in English language teaching (ELT), this paper aims at explaining the important role of morphological awareness and instructions in teaching English as a foreign language to junior high schools in Indonesia. This is a descriptive study using literature review as the method. The data were secondary data in the form of documents including articles, journals and books. The data were analyzed using a content analysis by reading and reviewing the documents. The results of the data analysis show the significant role of morphological awareness and morphological instructions in facilitating the students at junior high school to learn English more easily, with significantly greater achievement. It is, therefore, concluded that students with morphological awareness or students that are treated by using morphological instruction gain better achievements in their English learning, resulting in their better English proficiency.

Investigating Teacher’s Linguistic Competence in Teaching English for Academic Purposes

“…It contributes mostly to the development of students' vocabulary knowledge. This is in line with (Juliana, 2018), (Anwar & Rosa, 2020), and (Sulistyawati, Nugroho, & Bram, 2021), highlighting the relationship between vocabulary knowledge acquired through morphological knowledge and reading comprehension. Understanding how words are formed and their construction of meanings is believed to increase one's reading comprehension.…”

“…In terms of the linguistic description, the findings are in line with (Öz, 2014), stating that our morphological knowledge consists of affixes and compounds. Moreover, the importance of derivational and inflectional processes in forming words is also highlighted by (Anwar & Rosa, 2020), which should be explicitly introduced to students. This has been done by the teacher in this study.…”

“…Similarly, the awareness of linguistic competence among teachers still requires greater attention (Almusawi, Ali, & Bin Alqallaf, 2019), both to accommodate the learners' needs as well as the teacher's professional development. Many English teachers focus more on teaching media and techniques while putting aside the significant role of linguistic knowledge in conducting effective teaching and learning practice (Anwar & Rosa, 2020). Moreover, studies on the relationship between a teacher's language competence and their teaching practice are still underdeveloped.…”

Morphological Teaching Strategies to Enhance Students’ Vocabulary Knowledge and Reading Comprehension

“…To enrich students' vocabularies, teachers need to understand students' needs in the teaching-learning process and classroom context. According to Anwar and Rosa (2020) teachers in the classroom environment play a significant role by making students realize that vocabulary holds an essential role to develop their English skills. To enrich the vocabulary students need to understand the linguistics elements in English.…”

“…Morphology is one of several branches of linguistics that can help students highlight particular words and decode them. Anwar and Rosa (2020) state that teachers or lecturers might implement and develop a variety of strategies and instruction to promote students' morphological awareness so that students comprehend the importance of morphological roles in teaching-learning English. Morphological awareness that has been applied by students in the English learning process enables the students and the teachers to collaborate and work together in the classroom.…”