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Cross-language Transfer of Morphological Awareness and Its Relations with Reading and Writing in Korean and English

Abstract

This study investigated cross-language transfer from Korean morphological awareness to English, and the relationship between morphological awareness and word reading and writing in Korean Hangul and English, among Korean 5th graders. The results show that Korean morphological awareness contributed to English morphological awareness over and above English vocabulary. Specifically, derivational and compound awareness in Korean uniquely explained derivational awareness in English, and Korean compound awareness explained English compound awareness. In addition, English morphological awareness contributed to Hangul reading and writing over and above Korean vocabulary and morphological awareness. The final beta values indicate that English derivational awareness independently explained significant variance in reading and writing in both Korean and English. In addition, Korean derivational awareness explained English reading, and Korean compound awareness explained Hangul writing. Our results suggest that morphological awareness transfers from Korean to English, and that derivational awareness is important in reading and writing in both Korean and English.

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Submission Date
2015-04-15
Revised Date
2015-06-05
Accepted Date
2015-06-09

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