RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The subjects of this study are two hundred (200) first year
students enrolled in the academic year (2013 – 2014) in
the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Education at Dongola
University. They had studied English as a foreign
language for the duration of seven years at Basic Level
and Secondary Level.
In the first year at the University they studied English as
the requirement not specialized course.
The procedures used to achieve the purposes of this
study set into two main parts:
(1) A theoretical framework which includes a literature
review.
(2) A practical part which includes:-
a) pre- intervention spelling test.
b) Teaching a model spelling syllabus designed by the
researcher.
c) Post- intervention spelling test.
d) The spelling test was administrated the population
chosen for the study.
e) The identification, classification and explanation of
spelling errors of the chosen population.