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Summaries Chapter Five |
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L1
and L2 writing systems Students
may have problems transferring various aspect of their L1 writing system
to another language, such as: ·
whether it is
a sound-based or meaning-based writing system ·
the direction
in which writing goes on the page ·
the ways of
making letters |
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Spelling and L2 learning ·
The English spelling system has a number of specific rules
such as structure word rules. ·
L2 learners of English make spelling mistakes based in part on their
L1 writing system, in part on lack of knowledge of the English spelling rules. |
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Punctuation Punctuation
is used both as a guide for reading the sentence aloud and as a way of
showing sentence structure. Punctuation
includes punctuation marks, use of capitals, word spaces and other
features, all of which can vary between writing systems. |
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Writing Systems and Teaching
Teachers
need to teach: ·
the type of writing system, direction, letter-formation
etc to students whose first writing system is different ·
the rules and orthographic regularities of spelling ·
the punctuation and capitalisation rules ·
individual spellings of frequent words and of frequently
mis-spelled words |