The Attitudes of Secondary Students towards the Impact of Explicit Derivational Suffixes Instruction on English Reading Comprehension

Rayes, Eman Tareg; Albelaihi, Nuha Khalid

doi:10.21608/jsrep.2024.404378

The Attitudes of Secondary Students towards the Impact of Explicit Derivational Suffixes Instruction on English Reading Comprehension

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ 1Assistant Professor Of English Curriculum And Instruction At Umm Al-Qura University

² 2Student Of English Curriculum And Instruction At Umm Al-Qura In The College Of Education.

10.21608/jsrep.2024.404378

Abstract

This study intended to divulge the attitudes of secondary students towards the impact of explicit derivational suffixes instruction on English reading comprehension. Derivational suffixes are morphological means that form numerous words in English language. The conscious awareness of derivational suffixes is linked to successful reading comprehension that starts with efficient word inference and recognition. Albite the importance of morphological awareness to reading skill, a plethora of literature indicates that explicit teaching of English morphology is ignored in EFL classrooms. The study participants consisted of (24) Saudi EFL secondary stage students purposively selected. The researchers developed a questionnaire to obtain the information and used descriptive statistics for analysis. The results showed that most students exhibited overall positive attitudes towards the instruction. Moreover, the findings displayed a high score in the cognitive aspect of their attitudes compared to the affective and behavioral ones, suggesting the facilitative role of derivational suffixes in reading comprehension. The study provides insights regarding the importance of including explicit teaching of morphology, particularly, derivation in developing reading skill.

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