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The use of adverbials in the verbal production of Malay ESL learners: a processability approach

This study investigates the development of verbal usage of adverbials by Malay ESL learners at the tertiary level. It aims to find out the developmental differences between low and intermediate learners’ acquisition of adverbials. Using Processability Theory (Pienemann, 1998; 2005) and taxanomy of a...

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Main Authors: Wan Adnan, Wan Nur Asyura, Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2017
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spelling my.iium.irep.580052017-08-17T02:35:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/58005/ The use of adverbials in the verbal production of Malay ESL learners: a processability approach Wan Adnan, Wan Nur Asyura Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah L Education (General) PE English This study investigates the development of verbal usage of adverbials by Malay ESL learners at the tertiary level. It aims to find out the developmental differences between low and intermediate learners’ acquisition of adverbials. Using Processability Theory (Pienemann, 1998; 2005) and taxanomy of adverbials (Celce-Murcia & Larsen-Freeman, 1999) as the frameworks, this study explains the extent to which Malay ESL learners at the tertiary level have developed their use of English adverbials. For data collection purposes, a picture-cued task was administered on 60 Malay ESL students in which they were required to elicit each process in each picture. The results indicate that, in terms of their use of adverbials, most of the Malay ESL students from both proficiency levels were considered to have reached Stage 6 of the Processability Theory developmental stages and only a number of elementary level students were found to have only reached Level 2. The findings suggest that ESL practitioners should follow the developmental routes suggested by the Processability Theory in teaching grammar components to students. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2017-06 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58005/1/Adnan%20%26%20Lotfie%20%282017%29%201_LSPIJ001_LSP_2017.pdf Wan Adnan, Wan Nur Asyura and Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah (2017) The use of adverbials in the verbal production of Malay ESL learners: a processability approach. LSP International, 4 (1). pp. 1-22. ISSN 0128-732X http://app.penerbit.utm.my/onlinelspinternational/3_3/1_LSPIJ001_LSP_2017.pdf
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Wan Adnan, Wan Nur Asyura
Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah
The use of adverbials in the verbal production of Malay ESL learners: a processability approach
description This study investigates the development of verbal usage of adverbials by Malay ESL learners at the tertiary level. It aims to find out the developmental differences between low and intermediate learners’ acquisition of adverbials. Using Processability Theory (Pienemann, 1998; 2005) and taxanomy of adverbials (Celce-Murcia & Larsen-Freeman, 1999) as the frameworks, this study explains the extent to which Malay ESL learners at the tertiary level have developed their use of English adverbials. For data collection purposes, a picture-cued task was administered on 60 Malay ESL students in which they were required to elicit each process in each picture. The results indicate that, in terms of their use of adverbials, most of the Malay ESL students from both proficiency levels were considered to have reached Stage 6 of the Processability Theory developmental stages and only a number of elementary level students were found to have only reached Level 2. The findings suggest that ESL practitioners should follow the developmental routes suggested by the Processability Theory in teaching grammar components to students.
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author Wan Adnan, Wan Nur Asyura
Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah
author_facet Wan Adnan, Wan Nur Asyura
Mohammad Lotfie, Maskanah
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title The use of adverbials in the verbal production of Malay ESL learners: a processability approach
title_short The use of adverbials in the verbal production of Malay ESL learners: a processability approach
title_full The use of adverbials in the verbal production of Malay ESL learners: a processability approach
title_fullStr The use of adverbials in the verbal production of Malay ESL learners: a processability approach
title_full_unstemmed The use of adverbials in the verbal production of Malay ESL learners: a processability approach
title_sort use of adverbials in the verbal production of malay esl learners: a processability approach
publisher Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/58005/1/Adnan%20%26%20Lotfie%20%282017%29%201_LSPIJ001_LSP_2017.pdf
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