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Abd Elwahab, Waleed – Arab World English Journal, 2020
Due to the variety of their local dialects and accents, Arab learners occasionally face some problems when pronouncing English letters and phonemes. These pronunciation errors are caused by the influence of native language interference. Each language in any part of the world has its linguistic characteristics and rules that control their…
Descriptors: Language Fluency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Putman, Rebecca – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2017
Learning how to spell is important. Most people would agree that the ability to spell correctly is an essential trait of literate people, and that students must be taught how to spell correctly; however, there is still debate among parents, educators, and the public as to how spelling should be taught in the schools. This paper reexamines and…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Teaching Methods, Spelling Instruction, Comparative Analysis
Scullin, Michael K.; McDaniel, Mark A.; Shelton, Jill T.; Lee, Ji Hae – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2010
We investigated whether focal/nonfocal effects (e.g., Einstein et al., 2005) in prospective memory (PM) are explained by cue differences in monitoring difficulty. In Experiment 1, we show that syllable cues (used in Einstein et al., 2005) are more difficult to monitor for than are word cues; however, initial-letter cues (in words) are similar in…
Descriptors: Memory, Intention, Cues, Alphabets
Williams, Eran – English Teaching Forum, 2008
This article addresses the topic of spelling in American English. It discusses the popularity of spelling contests in American schools, and then explains why spelling is so hard. The author then argues how important it is to understand these factors to improve spelling accuracy. The article concludes by identifying the difficulties of language…
Descriptors: Spelling, Spelling Instruction, Competition, Difficulty Level