Spelling Errors of Moroccan university students

Document Type:Research Paper

Subject Area:English

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The mistakes were taken from 100 papers of creation for two scholarly levels (first and third year understudies). The fundamental goal of the examination is to research the examples of spelling blunders made by the subjects. Another objective is to examine the degree to which scholastic level influences the examples of spelling blunders. The investigation points additionally to credit the blunders to conceivable sources. The discoveries demonstrate that spelling blunders fall for the most part into four classifications; oversight, expansion, substitution and requesting. 43) focuses out: "there is a general understanding that English spelling is more dynamic in its standards than a grapheme phoneme correspondence framework". There are likewise mistakes caused by the conflicting idea of word determination in English. Also, there are blunders which are the aftereffect of the speculation found in the different strategies of showing composing at schools (Ibrahim, 1978; Naucler, 1980).

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In any case, the assignment of clarifying spelling blunders is difficult, particularly "when a word happening more than once is incorrectly spelled in various ways" (Nauclèr, op. cit,p. Ordering errors Errors of requesting include a confusion of sections in an arrangement of letters. Errors explanation In this third step of the examination, an endeavor is made to credit the mistakes to potential sources. Non application of spelling rules A few errors in the cases above are caused by the reality that the understudies did not have any significant bearing a spelling principle in the English spelling framework: - The accompanying mistakes: "Occuring", "unforgetable","begining", and "forgeting" are the consequence of the non-application of the spelling rule which stipulates that in monosyllabic words finishing with a solitary consonant gone before by a solitary vowel, the consonant is multiplied at the point when an addition is included, subsequently, "start" progresses toward becoming "starting".

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In polysyllabic words which end in a solitary consonant went before by a solitary vowel, the consonant is multiplied if the last syllable is focused; subsequently "overlook" progresses toward becoming "overlooking". - The mistakes: "Totaly", "peacefuly", "moraly","equaly", gardualy" and "financialy" are the consequence of the non utilization of the spelling decide which shows that at the point when modifiers in "ly" are shaped from descriptors finishing "l", the endings will be "lly", subsequently "absolutely" is the inferred from the descriptor "add up to". e. the tallness of the tongue, therefore; they might be taken to be comparative. Henceforth, the accompanying mistakes happen: "benificial" "deseases" "previliges" "bihind" "inhance" "espicially" "acadimic" "convinient" "intertainement" "inheret" "delenquency" Mistakes occurring as a result of comparing them with other words in pronunciation - "Altornative": substitution of "o" for "e" because of having "or" articulated as/∂/in words like "lawyer".

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- "Concreate": substitution of "a" for "e" as consequence of having "ea" articulated as/I:/in words like: "rehash" and "crush". - "Comparision": expansion of "I" because of having "particle" articulated as/n/in words like: "rivalry" and "remuneration". - "Surviving" because of having "an" articulated as/∂/ which is shut in explanation to/e/in words like: "aggressor" what's more, " moment". Errors Caused by Confusion of Homophones - "There" for "their" - "calm" for "very" - "Their" for "there" - "leave" for "live" - "Good fortune" for "need" - "empower" for "incapable" It appears that understudies who conferred these mistakes know the significance of the two words in any case, since they are presented to such words essentially in oral shape, they befuddle them with different words that are articulated in the same way when keeping in touch with them however their importance is unique.

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At the end of the day, the understudies may know single word (e. g "there") and hear it utilized as a part of different settings, so he/he employments it; not staying alert that another word is expected in spite of the fact that it sounds like what he/he knows. ( Taylor, 316-321) Conclusion The investigation of spelling errors prompt the decision that spelling constitutes a genuine trouble to Moroccan University understudies of English, a reality which ought to be mulled over by the two understudies and educators. Since spelling is identified with each part of dialect, the potential answers for its issues are moreover identified with each segment of the syllabus. Empowering perusing can take care of the issue incompletely.

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