Cross-Linguistic Influence: From Empirical Evidence to Classroom Practice

by M. Juncal Gutierrez-Mangado (Editor), Marïa Martïnez-Adriïn (Editor), Francisco Gallardo-del-Puerto (Editor)

Overview

This book presents the latest research in various areas of cross-linguistic influence (CLI), providing educators with insights into how previously learned languages influence the learning of an additional language at different levels, such as phonetics/phonology, morphosyntax, vocabulary, pragmatics, writing style and learning context. While the majority of the chapters have English as the target language, one investigates the acquisition of French. The L1s of the learners include Arabic, Basque, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Galician, Georgian, German, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Each chapter ends with a reflection on possible pedagogical implications of the findings and offers recommendations on how to make the most of cross-linguistic influence in the classroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030220686
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	07/10/2019
Series:	Second Language Learning and Teaching
Edition description:	1st ed. 2019
Pages:	265
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Cross-linguistic Influence in Second Language Speech: Implications for Learning and Teaching.- A Preliminary Study on the Nature and Impact of Phonological and Orthographic Transfer in the Language of Bilingual Speakers of Spanish and Galician When Communicating in English.- CLI in Lexical Accessibility.- Cross Linguistic Influence at the Level of Word Order in L3 English by L1 Georgian/L2 Russian Speakers.- Didactic Challenges in the Multilingual Classroom - The Case of French as a Foreign Language.