Cross-linguistic similarity in foreign language learning

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ringbom, Hakan (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Clevedon, England : Multilingual Matters , c2007
Series:Second language acquisition 21
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Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Different types of cross-linguistic similarities
  • 3. Learner expectations, on-line comprehension and receptive learning
  • 4. Cross-linguistic in comprehension and production: the mental lexicon
  • 5. Transfer: The use of cross-linguistic similarities. The Finnish scene
  • 6. Tests of English comparing Finnish and Swedish speakers in Finland
  • 7. Levels of transfer: item and procedures (systems)
  • 8. Item transfer in production: areas of language
  • 9. Skill theory, automaticity and foreign language learning
  • 10. Development of foreign language learning
  • 11. Consequences for teaching
  • 12. Further research needed