Hashing code, stupid homework

readfile

typedef struct element
{
    char * 		woord;
    struct element * 	next;
} ELEMENT;

char* word;
ELEMENT * node;
ELEMENT * newNode

void readfile()
{
FILE * fp = fopen("woorden.txt","rb");
    
    char tempBuffer[35];
   while(fgets(tempBuffer,sizeof(tempBuffer),fp)!=NULL)
    {
        //we found a word.Let's assume its shorter than 35 characters and we can safe some space
        
        int length = strlen(tempBuffer);
        word = malloc(length*sizeof(char));
        strncpy(word,tempBuffer,length);
        if(word[length-1]=='\n')
            word[length-1] = '\0';
        else
            word[length]='\0';
        //put it in the hashlist

        ELEMENT newWord;
        newWord.woord=word;
        unsigned int hashcode = hashCode(word);
        int index = hashcode%HASHARRAYSIZE;
        
        node = hashArray[index];
                    
        if(node!=NULL)
        {
            while(node->next!=NULL)
            {
                node = node->next;
            }
          
            newNode=malloc(sizeof(ELEMENT));
            newNode=&newWord;
            node->next=newNode;           
            newNode->next =NULL;                
        }
        else
        {
            hashArray[index] = malloc(sizeof(ELEMENT));
            hashArray[index] = newWord;
            hashArray[index]->next=NULL;
        }
    }
    fclose(fp);
}