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Implications of Error Analysis for Second/Foreign Language Acquisition.

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Ghadessy, Mohsen – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980

Discusses the results of an error analysis of 100 English compositions written by university students in Iran. It is suggested that mistakes are not primarily due to interference from the native language, but to developmental errors, similar to errors made in first language acquisition. (Author/AMH)

Descriptors: Adults, Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns

The Importance of Negative Transfer in the Speech of Near-Bilinguals.

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Sheen, Ronald – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980

Discusses the literature on interference as the cause of errors in second language speech. A study is reported which shows that interference by the native language is most often the factor responsible for the largest number of mistakes in grammar and vocabulary. (Author/AMH)

Descriptors: Adults, Bilingualism, Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis (Language)