The paper presents the results of a preliminary research study of inter- and intralingual transfer in young learners’ written production in their L3. The research was conducted with Polish-speaking primary school pupils with two foreign languages, L2
Inter- and intralingual transfer in primary school students’ written production in their L3
Author(s): Zofia ChłopekSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: Interlingual transfer;intralingual transfer;languag eerrors;third language learners;primary school students.
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the results of a preliminary research study of inter- and intralingual transfer in young learners’ written production in their L3. The research was conducted with Polish-speaking primary school pupils with two foreign languages, L2 English and L3 German. The analysis of the participants’ errors indicates that all languages of a third language learner may participate in transfer processes. The language areas most affected by transfer are orthography, morphology and lexis. The observed errors point to the gradually developing meta- and cross-linguistic awareness of young learners, as well as their perception of the typological distance between their languages.
Journal: Studia Linguistica
- Issue Year: 39/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 57-74
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
