The Problems of Learning New Lexis Encountered by EFL Students at College of Languages, Sudan University

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.