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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MORPHOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND WRITING PROFICIENCY AMONG PAKISTANI IELTS EXAMINEES

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).38      10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).38      Published : Mar 2023

The Relationship Between Morphological Knowledge And Writing Proficiency Among Pakistani IELTS Examinees

Abstract

    The study examined the relationship between morphological knowledge and writing proficiency of Pakistani IELTS test candidates. The sample consisted of 131 (86 males and 45 females) Pakistani IELTS candidates. Two instruments (A test for morphological awareness and Prompt from IELTS writing task 2) were used to collect data. Pearson product-moment correlation was used to examine the correlation between morphological awareness and writing proficiency and the T-test to find the gender difference in both morphological awareness test scores and argumentative essay band scores. Further, the IELTS writing task 2 module was used to score argumentative essay writing. Findings revealed no statistically significant gender difference in argumentative essay writing band scores and a minor but statistically significant gender difference on the morphological awareness test. The results revealed females' superiority over males in morphological awareness. Likewise, Pearson product-moment correlation analysis showed no correlation between morphological understanding and writing proficiency.

    Morphological Awareness, Argumentative Writing, IELTS Test Takers, Correlational Study

    (1) Anmol Naveed
    MPhil Scholar, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Syed Kazim Shah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Nelofir Shaber
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    TURABIAN : Naveed, Anmol, Syed Kazim Shah, and Nelofir Shaber. "The Relationship Between Morphological Knowledge And Writing Proficiency Among Pakistani IELTS Examinees." Global Language Review VIII, no. I (2023): 401-417. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-I).38