Transfer processes in word identification: The case of Arabic ESL learners
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2021/12/0005/000478Keywords:
Arabic, vowels, identification, ESL learners, language transferAbstract
The current study aimed to investigate Arabic ESL students’ consonant and vowel recognition in reading English words. The study also examined any dissimilarity in processing lax and tense vowels. A group of 35 Arabic ESL students did two same-different matching judgment tests in order to investigate their accuracy in recognizing vowels (lax and tense). The first same-different matching judgement test showed that Arabic ESL students were more accurate to deleted consonants than to deleted vowels indicating that they are less sensitive to vowels. On the other hand, the second same-different matching judgment test showed that students are less sensitive to vowels in general with no significant difference between lax and tense vowels.
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