Investigating the Relationship between Students’ Perceptions and Practices of Autocorrect and their Spelling Proficiency Case Study

Abstract

The present study sought to find out students’ practices and perceptions of autocorrect in relation to students’ spelling proficiency. 100 third-year EFL learners at Mohammed Seddik Ben Yahia University, Jijel, responded to a questionnaire which explored their perspectives and practices of autocorrect along with a spelling test divided into two sections to test their spelling recognition and production abilities. Following qualitative and quantitative approaches to collect and analyse the data, it was hypothesized that students’ appropriate practices and perceptions of autocorrect will correspond positively with their spelling proficiency. The results obtained revealed that the participants frequently used autocorrect to edit errata in texts and auto-complete spellings of familiar and unfamiliar words