Cross-linguistic similarity in foreign language learning
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| Format: | Book |
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Clevedon, England :
Multilingual Matters ,
c2007
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| 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