Error Analysis, Interlanguage And Language Transfer As A Concrete Focus In The Younger Learner EFL Classroom
Error Analysis, Interlanguage And Language Transfer As A Concrete Focus In The Younger Learner EFL Classroom
Author(s): Temenuzhka Seizova-Nankova, Silviya GeorgievaSubject(s): Foreign languages learning, Descriptive linguistics, Preschool education, School education, Philology
Published by: Шуменски университет »Епископ Константин Преславски«
Keywords: Error analysis; Interlanguage; definite/ indefinite article; Young learners; Action research;
Summary/Abstract: Errors and their analysis constitute an eminently data-rich focus for applied research by teachers in their own classroom, viewed through the prism of interlanguage (IL), that is, ‘learner language’ in its everyday realities. The paper examines a particular illustrative example with young Bulgarian learners, namely errors in using the definite/indefinite article in spoken and written production of English, based on empirical input, and explores practical implications, along with action research suggestions.
Journal: Studies in Linguistics, Culture, and FLT
- Issue Year: 1/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 83-92
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English, Bulgarian