Addressing the Problem of Negative Lexical Transfer Errors in Chilean University Students
Studies of second language learning have revealed a connection between first language transfer and errors in second language production. This paper describes an action research study carried out among Chilean university students studying English as part of their degree programmes. The study focuses...
- Autores:
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Dissington, Paul Anthony
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2018
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/66876
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/66876
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/67904/
- Palabra clave:
- 37 Educación / Education
8 Literatura y retórica / Literature
First language influence
fossilization
lexical errors
lexical transfer
second language production
errores léxicos
fosilización
influencia del primer idioma
producción en el segundo idioma
transferencia léxica
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | Studies of second language learning have revealed a connection between first language transfer and errors in second language production. This paper describes an action research study carried out among Chilean university students studying English as part of their degree programmes. The study focuses on common lexical errors made by Chilean Spanish-speakers due to negative first language transfer and aims to analyse the effects of systematic instruction and practice of this problematic lexis. It is suggested that raising awareness of lexical transfer through focused attention on common transfer errors is valued by students and seems essential for learners to achieve productive mastery. |
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