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Benson, Cathy – ELT Journal, 2002
Highlights current thinking on transfer or crosslinguistic influence in second language acquisition and discuses implications for second language teaching. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Interference (Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning

Yen-Ren, Ting – ELT Journal, 1996
Hypothesizes that organizational problems in second-language (L2) writing may result from the employment of first-language (L1) drafting strategies. The article maintains that research in L2 writing processes has not paid attention to the conditions for the transfer of L1 composing strategies into L2 writing. Pedagogical implications are…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Language Processing, Learning Strategies