Abstract

This researchpaperseeks to investigate the extent to which second year EFL students at Mohamed-Cherif Messaadiauniversity commit spellingerrors.٧To answer the suggestedresearch questions on whether or not thesestudentsstillencounterthisproblem in theirwriting and whatis the best way to tackleit, weselectedthree main researchtools:students’ questionnaire, teachers’ interview, and the analysis of students’ test papers. The results of this study showed that most second year EFL students commit a lot of spelling errors, and the most common types of errors were both substitution and omission errors, in addition to transposition and insertion errors. The causes of these problems were found to be the lack of lexical knowledge due to the lack not reading and practice Also, the interference of the French language created a difficulty in spelling some English words. The last part of this research provides some important suggestions and recommendations for both teachers and learners. Teachers need to be aware of the reasons of their students’ spelling errors, and also choose the right teaching methods in order to treat the spelling problem and achieve better results. Besides, students need to rely more on themselves through practicing spelling, self-evaluation, and more importantly following teachers’ instructions.

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Item Type:	Master
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ePrint ID:	5080
Date Deposited:	2024-07-08
Further Information:	Google Scholar
URI:	https://www.univ-soukahras.dz/en/publication/article/5080

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