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L3 Syntactic Transfer: Models, new developments and implicationsEdited by Tanja Angelovska and Angela Hahn
[Bilingual Processing and Acquisition 5] 2017
► pp. 277–298
Chapter 12From theory to practice in multilingualism
What theoretical research implies for third language learning
This paper aims to show how insights from formal linguistic theory and empirical acquisition work can inform teaching practice in the multilingual classroom. Potential differences will arise depending on multilingual learners’ language history, particularly in the divide between true L2 and L3 learners. We show how one can use the predictions of the L3 initial stages models to predict potential areas of difficulty specifically for multilingual learners. With this knowledge, we argue, it is possible to create interventions that help learners overcome potential initial difficulties. We illustrate our line of argumentation by extending insights from published work comparing L2 and L3 acquisition, and provide an example of one such intervention that could be used to induce grammatical change (predicted) for erroneous initially transferred representations made by L3 learners.
Keywords: formal linguistic theory, L3 initial stages, L3 acquisition, transfer
Article outline
- General introduction
- Background
- Practical implications for the language classroom
- Extensions from Rothman and Cabrelli Amaro (2010)
- Moving from knowledge to practice
- Conclusions
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Published online: 15 August 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/bpa.5.13gon
https://doi.org/10.1075/bpa.5.13gon
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