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DE CONSTRUCTING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FIRST LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-IV).07      10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-IV).07      Published : Dec 2022

(De) Constructing The Correlation Between First Language Acquisition And Second Language Learning

Abstract

    Language acquisition is a significant and captivating hallmark of human development. This review article briefly describes a few hindrances that the learner of English as being second language learner may deal with. It searches out the essential factors which play a significant part in the second language (L2) learning process. There is a common notion that the learning of L2 is affected by the learner’s first language, so we may assert that the mother tongue or first language can interfere with the learning process of L2. The current review showcases the dissimilarities and similarities between L1 and second language acquisition, which is finally concluded with a few implications for language researchers and teachers of English as a Second/ Foreign/ Additional Language.

    Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning (L2), First Language Acquisition (L1), (De)constructing, Interference, Language Learning

    (1) Ejaz Mirza
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Shahzeb Shafi
    MPhil English Linguistics, Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Faraz Ahmed
    MPhil English Linguistics, Institute of English Language and Literature, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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