Weak English foreign language readers: the cross-linguistic impact of morphological awareness

Linguistic abilities as well as home environment explain successful English as a foreign language (EFL) reading acquisition. The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which morphological derivational awareness measured in Arabic as a first language (L1) predicted EFL word recognition and reading comprehension among 66—11th grade female high school students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Measures included L1 phonological awareness,...