Journal of Ravishankar University Vol.06  No. A (Science)  1993  pp. 11-22  ISSN  0970 5910

Spelling Problems Of Oria Learners Of English As L2

G. P. Srivastava

School  of  Studies  in  Linguistics

Pt. Ravishankar  Shukla  University, Raipur

D S Parida

GM College, Sambalpur (Orissa)

MS  Received   22-9-92   Revised   23-2-93

Abstract: Any language which has  a definite orthographic system affects the linguistic ability  or   ils  learner. But the spelling system of tunguage which is effectively away from its pronunciation     system poses problems 10 the  mother-tongue  speakers and also to other language  learners. A   language learner when he is learning English, faces many difficulties. The difficulties become    manifold when a person learns English as L2. He is conditioned  dominantly  by  his   momcnongue  lo  such an  extent that any deviation  from  it creates many errors in learning the other  language.      In this  study Oriya  Speakers    have  been   taken    into  consideration     lo  find  out  what type  of difficulties in  spelling    (of   words)    they   Iace   when    learning    English    as   L2.    Here    we   have  tried to locate   those  areas   which  create   problems    for  Oriya  Speakers  when  they  learn    English. Some remedial points have   also   been   suggested     in This   aspect    of  the   problem, this study can also be  helpful to  improve  the learning and   teaching    strategics    of  English as  a   second    language  in  Orissa Stale.

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