Morphological differences between Bahasa Melayu and English: Constraints in students’ understanding

• Main Authors: Mat Awal, Norsimah, Abu Bakar, Kesumawati, Abdul Hamid, Nor Zakiah, Jalaluddin, Nor Hashimah
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Communication and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2007
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics; PE English
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/3264/1/N6.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/3264/; http://staf.uum.edu.my/tleia2/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Teaching English language is a big challenge in Malaysia. Students are still unable to master or even comprehend the language even after eleven years learning the language at the primary and secondary levels. A study conducted on three hundred and fifteen Form Two students show that one of the most...