Essays about: "interlanguage errors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words interlanguage errors.

  1. 1. Attitudes from Spanish teachers and students of ESL towards errors in the classroom

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : María Beatriz Díaz del Río Fontán; [2021-12-29]
    Keywords : African languages; English as a Second Language ESL ; error analysis; error correction; interference; interlanguage; L2; target language; second language acquisition;

    Abstract : Learning a second language (L2) has become a crucial need for the citizens of this globalized world, since there are constant opportunities for intercultural communication in their daily lives. However, L2 acquisition is a lengthy, complex process. Not only learners, but teachers make errors in the classroom. READ MORE

  3. 2. English Word Formation Processes: The use of affixations and implications for second language learning : A Case Study of Swedish Secondary Schools Grades 7-9

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Jeannette Håkansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Word Formation processes WFP ; Affixation. interlanguage; intralanguage; Contrastive Analysis CA Error Analysis EA ; Communicative language teaching CLT ;

    Abstract : This work explains the types of affixation errors second language learners make when learning English word formation processes, especially derivational and inflectional affixations. The data for the study were collected as primary sources from two secondary schools in Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Problematic Prepositions for Swedish Students of English

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Leonard Lindahl; [2020]
    Keywords : Prepositions; Swedish-English; transfer; SLA;

    Abstract : This study investigates prepositional errors that Swedish 16-year-old students of English produce. The study attempts to understand why English L2 students in Sweden struggle with prepositions by looking at research within the SLA field regarding transfer, interlanguage transfer, implicit and explicit learning. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Pronunciation of English by Somali L1 students in Sweden. Testing indications of phonetic transfer through Error Analysis and Contrastive Analysis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Mathias Börjesson; [2014-02-06]
    Keywords : Engelska; Transfer; mother tongue; interlanguage; Contrastive Analysis; Error Analysis; pronunciation phonetics; a didactic perspective on errors; the curricula the syllabi; second language learning;

    Abstract : This study was based on a mixed method, being both quantitative and qualitative. Contrastive Analysis and Error Analysis was used to predict and identify errors. Contrastive Analysis was mainly used to create a pronunciation test on typical Swedish and Somali difficulties. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Influence of Chinese Topic Prominence Construction on English Acquisition : A Study on Non-English Majors and English Majors at a Chinese College

    University essay from Sektionen för Lärarutbildning

    Author : Caicai Chen; [2011]
    Keywords : topic prominence; subject prominence; transfer; second language acquisition.;

    Abstract : As Chinese is a topic prominent language and English is a subject prominent language, there are many differences between these two languages. The present study investigates the influence of Chinese topic prominence constructions on the acquisition of English with the instrument of a translation task. READ MORE