Interlanguage Quiz

Linguists consider that the second and foreign languages are imperfect versions of the target language learners attempt to acquire.

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According to the contrastive analysis hypothesis (CAH), errors were the result of transfer from learners' first language.

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As the field of error analysis started developing, studies revealed that not all errors made by second language learners can be explained in terms of first language transfer alone.

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Errors were found to have different origins or sources: interlingual, intralingual, developmental

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The term “interlanguage” was coined by the American linguist Larry Selinker to describe a language learner’s linguistic system which is not unique.

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Research has found that Interlanguages are systematic, dynamic, and variable

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A computational model of L2 acquisition states that the learner is exposed to input, which is processed in two stages: 1) intake, and 2) L2 knowledge. The latter is used by the learner to produce spoken and written output.

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Fossilisation is the term used to describe those transitional errors made by an L2 learner while progressing along the interlanguage continuum.

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The learner’s internal syllabus may be in conflict with the external syllabus often determined by teachers when the L2 is learnt in a classroom setting.

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Second language learners vary greatly in their success in acquiring a second language.

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Researchers have identified and studied a number of factors that are believed to affect L2 learning.

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Intelligence is one of the factors that has been studied in the field of SLA. Results have shown that the more intelligent a learner, the better he/she will perform in all areas of the L2 acquired.

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The aptitude factor has been quite intensively studied but results are not conclusive.

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Learning styles can be defined as the preferred strategies and skills put into practice by a learner when approaching a given task.

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Research on learning styles tends to confirm the claims that teachers should stick to a particular teaching method or textbook to suit the needs of all learners.

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