Cognitive Explanations and Pedagogical Implications of Second Language Transfer
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DOI: 10.23977/ieesasm.2019.500
Corresponding Author
Li Sun
ABSTRACT
Language transfer is one of the most important issues in the field of second language acquisition. However, the issue of second language transfer has not received much attention. This essay first reviews the theoretical and practical significance of second language transfer. The author conducted a survey to find out the claimed features of second language transfer claimed by advanced English learners and whether it can be explained by cognitive theories. At last, it summaries the results and analyzes them with cognitive explanations from five perspectives: thinking mode, syntax, pragmatics, pronunciations and lexcis. Hopefully, it will provide information, evidence and new perspective to the field of second language teaching and learning.
KEYWORDS
Second Language Transfer, Claimed Features, Cognitive Explanations, Advanced English Learners