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English morphosyntactic performance of a high-functioning ASD child: implications on ELT

Purpose- The inclusion of an increasing number of high functioning ASD children in mainstream classrooms demands for adequate awareness of autism and effective teaching methods from teachers to ensure that learning takes places efficiently. Hence, this study investigated the atypical language perfor...

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Main Authors: Mohd Yusoff, Yusniza, Salehuddin, Khazriyati, Abdullah, Imran Ho, Toran, Hasnah
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia Press 2019
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L Education (General)
Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/28944/1/MJLI%2016%2001%202019%20155-179.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli2019.16.1.7
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spelling my.uum.repo.289442022-10-27T02:26:48Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/28944/ English morphosyntactic performance of a high-functioning ASD child: implications on ELT Mohd Yusoff, Yusniza Salehuddin, Khazriyati Abdullah, Imran Ho Toran, Hasnah L Education (General) Purpose- The inclusion of an increasing number of high functioning ASD children in mainstream classrooms demands for adequate awareness of autism and effective teaching methods from teachers to ensure that learning takes places efficiently. Hence, this study investigated the atypical language performance of a high functioning Malay girl with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who chose to acquire English as her first language (L1) and eventually spoke the language fluently despite English not being the main language at home. Focus was given on the child's literate language use of morphology and syntax in present tense English. Methodology -Data was collected from spontaneous speech interactions with an 8-year-old high-functioning ASD child for a period of 12 months. The interactions were conducted at the child's home. Each session lasted approximately an hour and was video recorded. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis. In this study, focus was given on the morphology and syntax of the child's present tense structures in English. Findings -The findings revealed four main themes: 1) elaborated noun phrases, 2) adverbs, 3) conjunctions, plus 4) mental and linguistic verbs. The findings indicated the child's strength in her language performance that was consistent albeit with weak central coherence account and that she was not at the optional infinitive stage of grammatical development. Significance - These findings led to a further understanding of the language acquisition process in high-functioning children with ASD in Malaysia and called for mainstream teachers to 1) upgrade their skills, enhance their knowledge and develop their awareness of the linguistic ability of high-functioning ASD children, and 2) implement effective teaching methods in managing them. Universiti Utara Malaysia Press 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/28944/1/MJLI%2016%2001%202019%20155-179.pdf Mohd Yusoff, Yusniza and Salehuddin, Khazriyati and Abdullah, Imran Ho and Toran, Hasnah (2019) English morphosyntactic performance of a high-functioning ASD child: implications on ELT. Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction (MJLI), 16 (1). pp. 155-179. ISSN 1675-8110 https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli2019.16.1.7
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topic L Education (General)
spellingShingle L Education (General)
Mohd Yusoff, Yusniza
Salehuddin, Khazriyati
Abdullah, Imran Ho
Toran, Hasnah
English morphosyntactic performance of a high-functioning ASD child: implications on ELT
description Purpose- The inclusion of an increasing number of high functioning ASD children in mainstream classrooms demands for adequate awareness of autism and effective teaching methods from teachers to ensure that learning takes places efficiently. Hence, this study investigated the atypical language performance of a high functioning Malay girl with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who chose to acquire English as her first language (L1) and eventually spoke the language fluently despite English not being the main language at home. Focus was given on the child's literate language use of morphology and syntax in present tense English. Methodology -Data was collected from spontaneous speech interactions with an 8-year-old high-functioning ASD child for a period of 12 months. The interactions were conducted at the child's home. Each session lasted approximately an hour and was video recorded. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis. In this study, focus was given on the morphology and syntax of the child's present tense structures in English. Findings -The findings revealed four main themes: 1) elaborated noun phrases, 2) adverbs, 3) conjunctions, plus 4) mental and linguistic verbs. The findings indicated the child's strength in her language performance that was consistent albeit with weak central coherence account and that she was not at the optional infinitive stage of grammatical development. Significance - These findings led to a further understanding of the language acquisition process in high-functioning children with ASD in Malaysia and called for mainstream teachers to 1) upgrade their skills, enhance their knowledge and develop their awareness of the linguistic ability of high-functioning ASD children, and 2) implement effective teaching methods in managing them.
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author Mohd Yusoff, Yusniza
Salehuddin, Khazriyati
Abdullah, Imran Ho
Toran, Hasnah
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Salehuddin, Khazriyati
Abdullah, Imran Ho
Toran, Hasnah
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title English morphosyntactic performance of a high-functioning ASD child: implications on ELT
title_short English morphosyntactic performance of a high-functioning ASD child: implications on ELT
title_full English morphosyntactic performance of a high-functioning ASD child: implications on ELT
title_fullStr English morphosyntactic performance of a high-functioning ASD child: implications on ELT
title_full_unstemmed English morphosyntactic performance of a high-functioning ASD child: implications on ELT
title_sort english morphosyntactic performance of a high-functioning asd child: implications on elt
publisher Universiti Utara Malaysia Press
publishDate 2019
url https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/28944/1/MJLI%2016%2001%202019%20155-179.pdf
https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/28944/
https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli2019.16.1.7
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