ERIC Number: EJ694878
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jul
Pages: 18
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0958-8221
Skryba: An Online Orthography Teaching Tool for Learners from Bilingual Backgrounds
Nicholas, Nick; Debski, Robert; Lagerberg, Robert
Computer Assisted Language Learning, v17 n3-4 p441-458 Jul 2004
There is significant difficulty in learning to spell in a second language with complex orthography, particularly where the students are raised bilingually and have had only limited exposure to the written form of the target language. Such students require tailored remedial work on orthography, which is disruptive for the teacher to organise during class. We have devised a system for students to practice spelling individually through an online tool, which tests for the students' performance on individual rules of spelling and adapts to test the rules the student is weakest at. We illustrate the application of the tool to Russian.
Descriptors: Spelling, Second Languages
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