Ringbom Cross-linguistic Similarity in Foreign Language Learning

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-85359-936-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 210 mm

Reihe: Second Language Acquisition

This book explores the importance of cross-linguistic similarity in foreign language learning. Similarities can be perceived in the form of simplified one-to-one relationships or merely assumed. The book outlines the different roles of L1 transfer on comprehension and on production, and on close and distant target languages.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ringbom, Håkan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Psycholinguistik, Neurolinguistik, Kognition
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Different Types of Cross-linguistic Similarities 3. Learner Expectations, On-line Comprehension and Receptive Learning 4. Cross-linguistic Similarities in Comprehension and Production: The Mental Lexicon 5. Transfer: The Use of Cross-linguistic Similarities. The Finnish Scene 6. Tests of English Comparing Finnish and Swedish Speakers in Finland 7. Levels of Transfer: Items and Procedures (Systems) 8. Item Transfer in Production: Areas of Language 9. Skill Theory, Automaticity, and Foreign Language Learning 10. The Development of Foreign Language Learning 11. Consequences for Teaching 12. Further Research Needed 13. Conclusion Endnotes Appendices