In conclusion, it is believed that there are plenty of problems facing EF students with respectto spelling; teachers can make valuable contributions to remedy them. One of thesecontributions is that learners
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problems must be identified, understood and recognized, so thattheir 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 arelative degree of regularity to the patterns found in English words in spite of the fact thatstudents sometimes come across a disproportionate number of irregular spelling in verycommon 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 andtechniques can be utilized in general English courses to teach spelling more explicitly.