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Download full textWorathumrong, Sakulrat – English Language Teaching, 2021
This study investigated features of first language and cultural interference in Thai EFL learners' English paragraph writing on popular culture. Drawing from theoretical grounds of interlanguage, language interference, and rhetorical interference, the sample of 30 English paragraphs of Thai EFL undergraduate learners was examined quantitatively…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Writing Processes
Tsuji, Kayo – English Language Teaching, 2021
The first language (L1) use is vital to developing the quality of second-language (L2) writings. Establishing a clear argument with the logical flow in L2 can be a daunting task for learners with low L2 proficiency. To determine if L1 use is positively related to students' L2 texts, the researcher conducted a comparative study with 77 Japanese L2…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Comparative Analysis, Writing Instruction
Kato, Makiko – English Language Teaching, 2018
The purpose of the present study is to examine whether the summarizing skills in the first language (L1) of learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) affect their summary performances in a second language (L2). To examine the transferring of L1 summarizing skills to L2 summary performance it is necessary to figure out which L1 knowledge and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language
