The Impact of Morphological Awareness on Iranian Pre-University Students’ Listening Transcription

Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice

مقاله 8، دوره 2، شماره 5، بهمن 2009، صفحه 179-195   

نوع مقاله: Research Paper

نویسندگان

mohammad nabi karimi^{* 1}؛ amer gheitury²

¹Tarbiat Moallem University, Tehran, Iran

²Razi University of Kermanshah, Tehran, Iran

چکیده

    Morphological Awareness (henceforth: MA), defined as the ability to understand the morphemic structure of the words, has been reported to affect various aspects of second language performance including reading comprehension ability, spelling performance, etc. Yet, the concept has been far less treated with reference to l2 listening transcription. Thus, against this background, this study aims to investigate the link between MA and listening transcription ability of Iranian pre-university students. To this aim, 40 pre-university students participated in the study, and were assigned to two control and experimental groups. Both groups were first given three short listening passages to transcribe as the pre-tests. The results of the independent-samples t-test revealed no significant difference between the two groups. The experimental group, then, received five one-hour sessions briefing them on the morphological realization of English words. The two groups were then given three short listening passages to transcribe as their post-tests. The results of the independent-samples t-tests attested to the significant difference between the two groups, thus, supporting the relationship between MA and listening transcription ability. The study concludes with some suggestions as to the incorporation of MA into L2 learning programs.
 

کلیدواژه‌ها

Morphological Awareness؛ listening؛ Listening Transcription؛ Pre-University Learners

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