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MAKING USE OF THE FIRST FOREIGN LANGUAGE WHILE STUDYING OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Jana Ondrakova, V.Tauchmanova

First published: 2018https://doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2018/3.6/S14.089View metrics

Abstract

Being aware of and accepting the fact that English is Language No. 1 in the present world, we can come to the conclusion that this reality can be used and relied upon in the process of teaching other foreign languages. Languages cannot be taught in an isolated way - experience with language learning and teaching results in the establishment of so called "interlanguage". The experience gained through the earlier process of learning the mother tongue and a foreign language (or foreign languages) can support and/or negatively influence the process of learning other foreign languages. It is the teachers’ task to find ways how to use this reality for their learners’ benefit. To reach this goal, teachers should be also aware of their learners’ opinions, and of their already gained abilities and skills. These issues were included in a questionnaire distributed to university students and discussed in the text. This article also presents a survey of errors which appeared in the written entrance examinations in German and which were caused by the language interference. The examinations were taken by the applicants for studying German at the Faculty of Education of the University of Hradec Kralove. An additional survey presents similar kinds of errors made by pre-graduate university students (majoring in teaching German) during their seminars in German language held during academic years.

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Title
MAKING USE OF THE FIRST FOREIGN LANGUAGE WHILE STUDYING OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Authors
Jana Ondrakova, V.Tauchmanova
Proceedings
5th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM 2018
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2018
Pages
687-694
SWS Citekey
Ondrakova201814687694
ISSN
2367-5659
ISBN
978-619-7408-58-4
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
foreign languagesinterlanguageinterferencetransfererrors
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