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Effects of dual-language programme (DLP) on the usage of English adjectives at primary school level in Malaysia

Students from selected Malaysian schools are currently learning Mathematics and Science in English under the DUAL Language Programme. They are exposed to additional hours of English compared to non-DLP ones. This paper investigates the extent to which the extra hours of English language exposure ass...

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Main Authors: Ramli, Rashida Nasuha, Lotfie, Maskanah Mohammad, Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin
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Published: UiTM Press 2020
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LC Special aspects of education
LC1001 Types of education
PE English
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spelling my.iium.irep.830422021-05-04T00:20:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/83042/ Effects of dual-language programme (DLP) on the usage of English adjectives at primary school level in Malaysia Ramli, Rashida Nasuha Lotfie, Maskanah Mohammad Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin LC Special aspects of education LC1001 Types of education PE English Students from selected Malaysian schools are currently learning Mathematics and Science in English under the DUAL Language Programme. They are exposed to additional hours of English compared to non-DLP ones. This paper investigates the extent to which the extra hours of English language exposure assist primary school students in grasping the morphological structures of English adjectives. The cross-linguistic differences in Malay and English could be one of the main reasons students face difficulties in acquiring English adjectives. Data were collated from two different Year 2 classes involving a DLP and a non-DLP group. Vocabulary Size Test (VST) measured the use of base form of adjectives while Comparative Adjective TEST were used for the comparative ones. Test scores were analysed to gauge the possible significant difference between the control and the experimental groups. The findings reveal that the mean scores for DLP group are not significantly higher than non-DLP group for both tests. UiTM Press 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/83042/1/83042_Effects%20of%20dual-language%20programme%20%28DLP%29.pdf Ramli, Rashida Nasuha and Lotfie, Maskanah Mohammad and Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin (2020) Effects of dual-language programme (DLP) on the usage of English adjectives at primary school level in Malaysia. Social and Management Research Journal, 17 (2). pp. 263-288. ISSN 1675-7017 E-ISSN 0128-1089 http://myjms.moe.gov.my/index.php/SMRJ/index 10.24191/smrj.v17i2.10536
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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country Malaysia
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topic LC Special aspects of education
LC1001 Types of education
PE English
spellingShingle LC Special aspects of education
LC1001 Types of education
PE English
Ramli, Rashida Nasuha
Lotfie, Maskanah Mohammad
Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin
Effects of dual-language programme (DLP) on the usage of English adjectives at primary school level in Malaysia
description Students from selected Malaysian schools are currently learning Mathematics and Science in English under the DUAL Language Programme. They are exposed to additional hours of English compared to non-DLP ones. This paper investigates the extent to which the extra hours of English language exposure assist primary school students in grasping the morphological structures of English adjectives. The cross-linguistic differences in Malay and English could be one of the main reasons students face difficulties in acquiring English adjectives. Data were collated from two different Year 2 classes involving a DLP and a non-DLP group. Vocabulary Size Test (VST) measured the use of base form of adjectives while Comparative Adjective TEST were used for the comparative ones. Test scores were analysed to gauge the possible significant difference between the control and the experimental groups. The findings reveal that the mean scores for DLP group are not significantly higher than non-DLP group for both tests.
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author Ramli, Rashida Nasuha
Lotfie, Maskanah Mohammad
Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin
author_facet Ramli, Rashida Nasuha
Lotfie, Maskanah Mohammad
Md Zamin, Ainul Azmin
author_sort Ramli, Rashida Nasuha
title Effects of dual-language programme (DLP) on the usage of English adjectives at primary school level in Malaysia
title_short Effects of dual-language programme (DLP) on the usage of English adjectives at primary school level in Malaysia
title_full Effects of dual-language programme (DLP) on the usage of English adjectives at primary school level in Malaysia
title_fullStr Effects of dual-language programme (DLP) on the usage of English adjectives at primary school level in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Effects of dual-language programme (DLP) on the usage of English adjectives at primary school level in Malaysia
title_sort effects of dual-language programme (dlp) on the usage of english adjectives at primary school level in malaysia
publisher UiTM Press
publishDate 2020
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