IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature
Vol. 14 No. 1 (2026): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Lite

Morphological Features of the Surah Al-Insyirah and its Translation into English by Students of English Education Department at Universitas Islam Madura

Nur Imamah Yuliatin (Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Islam Madura, Pamekasan, Jawa timur)
Dinar Vincy Yunitaka Bahrudin (Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Islam Madura, Pamekasan, Jawa timur)
Fitrah Yuliawati (Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Islam Madura, Pamekasan, Jawa timur)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Jun 2026

Abstract

This research investigates the morphological features of the surah Al-Insyirah and examines how the fourth semester students of English education department at Universitas Islam Madura translate the surah Al-Insyirah into English. Grounded in morphological theory (Adisutrisno, 2013) and translation studies Hatim (2014) this research used a qualitative method with a case study approach employs observation, interview, and documentation. The finding reveal that surah Al-Insyirah contains rich distributions of free morpheme and bound morpheme that carry grammatical and semantic functions which significantly influence meaning reconstruction in English. Students translation show varied handling of inflectional and derivational morpheme, level shifts, and translation methods affecting accuracy and contextual appropriateness. The research highlights is the importance of morphological awareness in Holy Qur’an translation task and contribute to applied linguistic in English language education.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ideas

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

IDEAS Journal is published twice a year in the months of June and December (P-ISSN 2338-4778 and E-ISSN 2548-4192); it presents articles on English language teaching and learning, linguistics, and literature. The contents include analyses, studies and application of theories, research report, ...