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Tushyeh, Hanna Y. – 1985
The role of language transfer in the acquisition of English as a second language as indicated in the production of relative clauses was examined. Analysis of adult Arab students' written responses to a variety of test types revealed that (1) language transfer is a significant factor in second language acquisition; (2) there is a distinction…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Arabs, English (Second Language), Error Patterns
Peer reviewedGorbet, Frances – English Language Teaching Journal, 1979
Discusses the value of classifying the errors adult language learners make and of comparing them to errors made by children. It is suggested that teachers correct student errors in the same way parents correct children's errors in order to encourage successful learning. (CFM)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Child Language, Cognitive Processes
