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Popken, Randall L. – 1990
Language interference (which was originally posited in ESL theory) involves ways in which language learners draw upon previous language experiences to fill holes in their knowledge of a second language they are learning. Since the 1970s, language interference has been a part of the pedagogy of basic writing, concerning itself with ways that basic…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Basic Writing, Discourse Analysis, Freshman Composition
