ERIC Number: EJ1042980
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-7155
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Cross-Linguistic Transfer among Iranian Learners of English as a Foreign Language
Talebi, Seyed Hassan
Issues in Educational Research, v24 n2 p212-227 2014
Cross-linguistic transfer studies began from linguistic aspects of language learning and moved to non-linguistic aspects. The intriguing question is whether students are aware of the nature of these cross-linguistic interactions in their minds. For this purpose, a semi-structured interview was conducted with four Iranian university students. It was found that students' awareness of cross-linguistic transfer did not cover all aspects of cross-linguistic transfer equally, and students had no or very limited awareness of the non-linguistic aspects of cross-linguistic transfer, the factors causing it, or the way to improve it. It is important to increase cross-linguistic awareness among language learners and help them to overcome the inhibitive influences of the existing languages to facilitate learning. It is recommended that in the Iranian EFL (English as a Foreign Language) context learners have a comprehensive view of cross-linguistic transfer in language learning and that teachers teach for transfer.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Transfer of Training, Foreign Countries, Semi Structured Interviews, Metalinguistics, Inhibition, Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction, Psycholinguistics, Trend Analysis, Language Research, College Students, Student Attitudes
Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.waier.org.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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