Abstract:
This study investigates the problems of learning new Lexis
encountered by third year English language students at Sudan University
of Science and Technology at college of languages. The subjects for the
study were thirty students from University of Sudan of Science and
Technology (SUST).
The researcher hypothesized that; SUST students have problems in the
pronunciation of some English sounds and have difficult to guess how to
spell an English word based on how it sounds. and lastly most (SUST)
students face a lot of difficulties to use and recall words effectively. To
achieve the aims of the study a test was used for data collection. The
quantitative data of the test were analyzed both statistically and
descriptively. The findings of the study revealed that SUST students of
English language (third year), have problems in the pronunciations of
English words that have more than one way of pronunciation. The
findings also indicate that students’ had poor spelling and misspell words.
Based on the findings, the study concluded that students’ had weak ability
to guess meaning of words from context which hinder them to write and
speak with good English. This study can provide insight into the debate
on whether at least an initial portion of learning vocabulary should be
included as an essential component at the university programs.
