Wiralodra English Journal (WEJ)
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2025): Wiralodra English Journal (WEJ)

MORPHOLOGICAL AWARENESS IN STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION: A CONNECTION WITH PHONICS INSTRUCTION

Situmorang, Rayhan Khairunnisa (Unknown)
Dewanti, Ratna (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Mar 2025

Abstract

The ability to read and learn a language is connected to morphological awareness. This research examines students’ understanding of morpheme identification, morphological structural awareness, and reading comprehension for EFL students using morphological awareness tests, reading comprehension tests, and video analysis. The video analysis focuses on phonics instruction, a process of teaching reading in which students learn to match sounds to letters, highlighting its potential to enhance morphological awareness. The findings show that students who perform well on morphological awareness tests also score higher on reading comprehension tests. The analysis of the video on phonics instruction reveals its role in enhancing morphological awareness through repetitive activities. These results emphasize the importance of integrating phonics instruction to develop morphological awareness and improve reading comprehension. A mixed-methods approach was employed, resulting in both quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data were obtained from morphological awareness and reading comprehension tests, while qualitative data were gathered from video analysis on a YouTube channel.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

wej

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

Description

Wiralodra English Journal is published twice a year, in March and September. This journal welcomes articles in the form of research reports or library research on English Education, Linguistics, Literature, and Translation that have never been submitted for consideration nor published ...