Exploring perspectives on the approach for teaching ablaut principles to English L2 learners: a case study in South African secondary schools

Farisani Thomas Nephawe (University of Venda, Thohoyandou,)
Matodzi Nancy Lambani (University of Venda, Thohoyandou,)

Journal on English as a Foreign Language (JEFL)
Vol 13 No 2 (2023): Issued in September 2023

Although regular and irregular verb morphological processes in the simple past are invaluable approaches for enhancing communication, the formation of irregular verbs, including the ablaut principles, suppletion principles, and backformation, for example, pose challenges to the majority of English second language (L2) learners. Also, most teachers experience difficulties in teaching ablaut principles to their learners. The irregular verb morphological processes in the simple past tense are a challenge to many. The present study aimed to explore teachers