August 2013

Verb Inflection in Xїmt’äŋa (Awwi)

  This study was conducted to assess the inflectional forms of verbs in [XÑ—mt’äÅ‹a][i]. It was a descriptive analysis which focused on the specific parts of the structure of verb inflections. The study used theoretical frameworks on verb inflections and qualitative method which were used to gather data from the informants. The central theme of the study was description and discussion of the...

Author(s): Eba Teresa Garoma

August 2013

Students’ first language writing skills and their English language proficiency as predictors of their English language writing performance

This study endeavored to find out whether or not grade 11 students’ L1 (Amharic, in this case) writing and their L2 (English) proficiency could significantly predict their L2 writing. It also investigated whether or not the students’ L2 reading, grammar and vocabulary knowledge could significantly determine their L2 writing. To this end, students’ first semester final English...

Author(s): Abiy Yigzaw