Impact of Syllables on Reading Ability at Sudanese Universities

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to investigate the impact of syllables on reading ability for English students in 2nd year University level. The research has adopted the descriptive analytical approach in collecting and analyzing data and materials of the study purpose. The researcher has designed a test for the students in a quest to get an actual reflection of the problem. Based on the data collection and analysis, the study has reached into some findings, the most important ones are:Students of 2nd level encounter serious problem in dealing with syllables. The problem of the students lays on the difficulties they find when they split words into syllables especially with manysyllabic words such ‘Corporate’.Students also face problem in finding out the stress in a group of given words either first syllable or two syllable. Based on the findings, the researcher has presented some recommendations as follows:Students should themselves seek the proper solution for the problem by study how syllables work and their complete rules.A lot of reading task is needed from students especially of 2nd level to enhance their ability to deal with syllables.