e-Pedagogium 2025, 25(4):44-55 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2026.008

Perspectives on teaching spelling to Czech learners of English

Linda Valešováa, Jana Kořínkováa
a Institute of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Education, Palacký University Olomouc, Žižkovo nám. 5, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic

The article compares the orthographic system of English and Czech, focusing on their consistency in representing speech sounds. It further explores the historical and linguistic factors that have led to the irregularities in the English spelling system and outlines the key challenges Czech learners encounter when learning English spelling and pronunciation, with reference to fundamental differences between English and Czech orthographies. The second part of the article is devoted to the relevance of correct spelling in the modern era and presents some strategies that support explicit teaching of English spelling rules.

Keywords: English orthography, Czech orthography, spelling, pronunciation, letter, speech sound, teaching spelling.

Received: September 22, 2025; Revised: November 12, 2025; Accepted: December 1, 2025; Published: May 8, 2026  Show citation

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