Investigating students Problems facing in using English language Affixation at Sudanese Secondary schools

Abstract

This study investigates the problems encountered of using affixation in English language that faces the students of secondary schools. It also contribute in solving the problems of the spelling mistakes which student make when use affixation. Also the study raise the point of the importance of teaching the spelling rules which help students in forming words and develop the language. The study takes on the descriptive analytic method and it incorporates one data gathering tools after checking their validity and reliability which are classroom examination. The sample included 80 students at Secondary School in Omdurman Locality. The data has been statistically analyzed by (SPSS) program. The findings generally indicate that Secondary school’s student is quite poor in using English language affixation. Student’s ability in writing skill is weak. Teaching spelling rules help students to develop vocabulary, According to the findings of the study, the researcher recommends To promote the standards of learning and minimize the quantity of the errors the learners make: Teachers should encourage their learners to be serious enough and make the maximum use of their cognitive abilities during their learning process. This needs a friendly relationship between teachers and learners. Trainers and head teacher can help in creating the good conditions necessary for successful learning. Furthermore, teachers have to devise good instructive games which can create the sense of challenge in their learners. Besides such instructive games teachers can devote some of their lessons to remedial work in order to guide their learners towards to correct use of the target language.