Second Language Acquisition and Linguistic Theory: The Role of Language Transfer

The role of the native language (NL) in a second language (L2) context has been debated for over 2000 years. Most of the early debate centered around the value of using the native language in the classroom (cf. Kelly, 1976 for exemplification). However, throughout the debate, the existence of native language influence was not in dispute; rather, the issues centered around the appropriate role of the native language in a pedagogical setting.

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