Abstract
As a branch of linguistics, the role of morphology in learning English should not be taken carelessly. As the study of internal structure of words, morphology provides a lot of knowledge necessary to develop students’ English proficiency. However, many English teachers are still not aware of its important role in successful and effective learning process because they tend to be busy searching for media, strategies or techniques which they consider effective in teaching. In relation to the importance of morphology in English language teaching (ELT), this paper aims at explaining the important role of morphological awareness and instructions in teaching English as a foreign language to junior high schools in Indonesia. This is a descriptive study using literature review as the method. The data were secondary data in the form of documents including articles, journals and books. The data were analyzed using a content analysis by reading and reviewing the documents. The results of the data analysis show the significant role of morphological awareness and morphological instructions in facilitating the students at junior high school to learn English more easily, with significantly greater achievement. It is, therefore, concluded that students with morphological awareness or students that are treated by using morphological instruction gain better achievements in their English learning, resulting in their better English proficiency.
Highlights
Learning to spell English words is a critical aspect in the development stages of learning English as a foreign language, especially for Indonesian learners
In relation to the problem of morphological awareness and explicit morphological instruction in English learning, this paper aims at describing their advantages to facilitate junior high school students in Indonesia to learn English more and more effectively
Teaching English as a foreign language to junior high school students in Indonesia should be started by making them realize the role of spelling in developing their English ability
Summary
Learning to spell English words is a critical aspect in the development stages of learning English as a foreign language, especially for Indonesian learners The consideration of such importance can be seen in a number of studies focusing on learning to spell English words in Indonesia. For junior high school students in Indonesia, teaching morphology explicitly is very helpful in building their knowledge and ability of English spelling because this is the first level they learn English formally (at school). It is undeniable that spelling has an important role in achieving such national curriculum objectives: students’ ability in oral and written English communication. This statement obviously supports the role of teaching morphology explicitly to junior high school students. It is rare to find English teachers at junior high schools in Indonesia who teach morphology explicitly in the classroom
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