The Effect of Spell-Checker Features on Spelling Competence among EFL Learners: An Empirical Study
Writing is an essential skill in any languages. There are several sub-skills involved in writing, the most important one is spelling. Spelling is regarded as one of the most challenging aspects of writing as it requires learners to acquire a range of detailed knowledge including writing system, orth...
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| author | Hewa Fouad Ali Lisa Jamal Nakshbandi Fatima Saadi Sami Hussein Hakeem Barzani |
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| description | Writing is an essential skill in any languages. There are several sub-skills involved in writing, the most important one is spelling. Spelling is regarded as one of the most challenging aspects of writing as it requires learners to acquire a range of detailed knowledge including writing system, orthography, and punctuation. With the wide spread of technology use in almost all aspects of our lives, learning and teaching processes are not exceptional from this storm that ultimately affects the way language learning and teaching are maintained. In this line, the current study intended to examine the effects of using technological tools that are featured with auto-spell checker on the spelling abilities of learners. To do so, a quasi-experimental method was carried out to address the issue under investigation. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS and GraphPad Prism. The findings exhibited the influence of such technological tools on spelling competence of the learners in which those who heavily depend on such technological tools face more challenges pertaining spelling in their writing tasks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f9f7226a31145ab90a9dffcda44c17e2023-11-02T07:00:13ZengTishk International UniversityInternational Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies2409-12942520-09682022-09-0193101111The Effect of Spell-Checker Features on Spelling Competence among EFL Learners: An Empirical StudyHewa Fouad Ali0Lisa Jamal Nakshbandi 1Fatima Saadi2Sami Hussein Hakeem Barzani3English Language Teaching Department, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University, Erbil, IraqIndependent Researcher, Erbil, IraqEnglish Language Teaching Department, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University, Erbil, IraqEnglish Language Teaching Department, Faculty of Education, Tishk International University, Erbil, IraqWriting is an essential skill in any languages. There are several sub-skills involved in writing, the most important one is spelling. Spelling is regarded as one of the most challenging aspects of writing as it requires learners to acquire a range of detailed knowledge including writing system, orthography, and punctuation. With the wide spread of technology use in almost all aspects of our lives, learning and teaching processes are not exceptional from this storm that ultimately affects the way language learning and teaching are maintained. In this line, the current study intended to examine the effects of using technological tools that are featured with auto-spell checker on the spelling abilities of learners. To do so, a quasi-experimental method was carried out to address the issue under investigation. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS and GraphPad Prism. The findings exhibited the influence of such technological tools on spelling competence of the learners in which those who heavily depend on such technological tools face more challenges pertaining spelling in their writing tasks.https://ijsses.tiu.edu.iq/index.php/volume-9-issue-3-article-10/writing skillspellingtechnologyefl learners |
| spellingShingle | Hewa Fouad Ali Lisa Jamal Nakshbandi Fatima Saadi Sami Hussein Hakeem Barzani The Effect of Spell-Checker Features on Spelling Competence among EFL Learners: An Empirical Study International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies writing skill spelling technology efl learners |
| title | The Effect of Spell-Checker Features on Spelling Competence among EFL Learners: An Empirical Study |
| title_full | The Effect of Spell-Checker Features on Spelling Competence among EFL Learners: An Empirical Study |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Spell-Checker Features on Spelling Competence among EFL Learners: An Empirical Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Spell-Checker Features on Spelling Competence among EFL Learners: An Empirical Study |
| title_short | The Effect of Spell-Checker Features on Spelling Competence among EFL Learners: An Empirical Study |
| title_sort | effect of spell checker features on spelling competence among efl learners an empirical study |
| topic | writing skill spelling technology efl learners |
| url | https://ijsses.tiu.edu.iq/index.php/volume-9-issue-3-article-10/ |
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