Patterns in Spelling Errors

Ibrahim, Muhammad H.

doi:10.1093/elt/xxxii.3.207

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“…If learners are not aware of this exception, they will generalize the rule, which will lead to them committing a spelling error such as (×completly) and (×compareing). F. Another error type which Ibrahim (1978) found in his data is the influence of the differences between British and American spelling, especially when learners are exposed to both British and American texts. An example for this is the different spellings of (inflexional) and (inflectional).…”

Section: B Errors Made By Arab Learners Due To Differences Between Amentioning

confidence: 86%

“…Langer (2014) stated that spelling is a representation of language. There is a consensus among researchers that learning a new roman writing system is more difficult than learning it for the first time (Ibrahim, 1978). Learning a new writing system is not a tranquil task; however, it is vital and crucial.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, it was more difficult to apply this distinction in writing. Ibrahim (1978) collected data from undergraduate Arab learners of English in the University of Jordan including examinations, homework and papers and found the following errors:…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some analogy errors made by Arab learners due to their perceptions towards some similar words. According to Ibrahim's (1978) data, analogy errors can be divided into three types: phonetic, orthographic and grammatical. One sound spelled differently in writing is called phonetic analogy.…”

Section: B Errors Made By Arab Learners Due To Differences Between Amentioning

confidence: 99%

“…D. A grammatical analogy error made by Arab learners is to write (×savety) instead of (safety). Ibrahim (1978) assumes that learners make this error because of their analogy with similar words (e.g. brave -brevity), so they imitate this with (save -×savety), also adding a suffix to some words without changing the stem (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Spelling Errors Made by Arab Learners of English

Alsaawi¹

2015

IJL

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Writing is a pivotal system that transfers spoken utterances from being heard to being seen and read. Literacy is appraised not only by reading and writing accurately, but also spelling words correctly. Pedagogically speaking, second language learners (L2) may struggle in their English writing more than first language speakers (L1) due to different reasons. Even among L2 learners, it is believed that Arab learners struggle with English spelling more than any other non-native speakers. This paper, therefore, is an attempt to review recent research and literature on the spelling errors made by Arab learners. In addition, a small experimental study of intermediate high school Saudi students aged 17-18 years old (n = 26) is implemented in a context that has not been explored yet. All participating students were tested before taking part in the study. The results of this study are consistent with previous research, which found that spelling errors made by Arab learners are associated with the impact of their L1. The most common spelling errors are consonant doubling, silent letters, final [e] and vowels in general. It is, thus, indispensable for Arab instructors and stakeholders to scrutinize this dilemma explicitly.

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Section: B Errors Made By Arab Learners Due To Differences Between Amentioning

confidence: 86%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: -Homophonesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: B Errors Made By Arab Learners Due To Differences Between Amentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: B Errors Made By Arab Learners Due To Differences Between Amentioning

confidence: 99%

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