An investigation into morphological Problems in using affixes in written English Encountered by Libyan undergraduate university students .

Abstract

This study investigates the problem of the affixation encountered by Libyan undergraduate university students at faculty of education. Its main objectives are to suggest a solution for difficulty of understanding and having prefixes and suffixes in English language morphology. The researchers adopted both quantities and qualitative research approaches in carrying out of this study: namely, a written test and a semi- structured interviewed. The participants of this study were 12 undergraduate department students. The findings of the study revealed that student have problems in using (prefixes and suffixes). Moreover, data analysis showed that they get confused in applying them in their writing. So, the researchers found that having prefixes and suffixes are not difficult for undergraduate students but the problem lies in the method that is used and implemented in order to convey the message. Hence, the researchers suggested some recommendation s regarding teaching/learning affixation in Libyan higher education institutions.