Vocabulary Learning through Urdu–English Cognates in ESL Classrooms
Keywords:
Cognates, Urdu Language, English, National Language, Global worldAbstract
The current study aims to find the role of cognates between English and Urdu. Native speakers of both languages often find it difficult to learn the other. The present study will identify the role and impact of cognates in learning a new language. Cognates are words that have the same linguistic derivation, pronunciation, and meaning as each other. Considering the dialect differences in English and Urdu, the study involved participants from different educational institutions. Data was collected from participants familiar with both languages. Forty participants were included for quantitative data collection, and analysis was conducted using SPSS version 26.0. The findings list the identified words, followed by the study's limitations, recommendations, and conclusions. The results reveal that people have basic information about the role of cognates and recognize how cognates facilitate learning English as a second language. It is recommended that further research should explore more cognate words. These words could be added to the secondary level curriculum to help the second language learning.
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