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Libya is one of the Arab countries that teach English as main subject within the curriculum in primary school, secondary school as well as university, and teaching English in Libyan schools has a long history. However, there are not any studies that measure the spelling errors size of Libyan students. Consequently, this study conducted to investigate their knowledge about spelling errors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the causes of the spelling errors among students and to explore the possible remedies for the treatment of the misspellings. The sample of the study included 50 students (in questionnaire) and 24 students (in questionnaire test) in the faculty of Education at El-mergib University. A questionnaire was designed to cover the causes whereas an experimental test was prepared to measure how much progress they achieve in spelling proficiency as they acquire the spelling rules. The results show that the frequency of the spelling errors in student’s written production is high in pre-experimental test and show insignificant performance, but this performance shows a clear difference after they are getting the rules. This study shows some suggestions for remedy the spelling errors as recommendation for both teachers and students to follow them.
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