In conclusion, it is believed that there are plenty of problems facing EF students with respect to spelling; teachers can make valuable contributions to remedy them. One of these contributions is that learners
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problems must be identified, understood and recognized, so that their spelling skill can be developed. Another one is that a wide range of strategies for improving spelling should be introduced. In order to perform this, we can show that there is a relative degree of regularity to the patterns found in English words in spite of the fact that students sometimes come across a disproportionate number of irregular spelling in very common words. These patterns or
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can be taught as a fallback when other strategiesfail. While there is unfortunately a shortage of the materials needed for teaching spelling inEFL, many of the techniques used in other areas can be employed and adapted to enlivenspelling lessons and make them more efficient and effective. Some of the methodologies and techniques can be utilized in general English courses to teach spelling more explicitly.