Interference In Linguistics

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Although the English language has been the official language in Nigeria for decades, there are a good number of challenges that learners of English language continuously encounter. These problems are not only peculiar to learners but may also be existent in so-called fluent speakers. One of the most basic problems is mother tongue interference. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Awazie T. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. This is a form of language interference in which a Nigerian's first language/native language/mother-tongue (L1) hinders or influences the acquisition of a new language (possibly L2), in this case - English language. In the process of this...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Winnsboro South Carolina and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories: language form, language meaning, and language in context. english is an extremely complex language. Before students' can be considered truly proficient, they must not only master a variety of tenses and irregular verbs, sentence structure and parts of speech, but they must also work to understand and master lexical and structural ambiguities. Lexical ambiguities are very common and have a variety...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiezhou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yuncheng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. When students are learning a new language other than their first language, they may encounter two kinds of errors, either developmental or interference errors. These developmental errors naturally occur among all language learners and are part of the process of language learning, but interference errors occur when aspects of the native language are different from...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Circle Pines Minnesota and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Language acquisition is clearly an extremely intriguing and complex topic, especially for those who teach a foreign language. A child's first language is learned as a necessary part of their development, to be able to communicate with those around them and therefore function in the society into which they were born. A child's brain is particularly adept as well at picking up this language and incorporating it into its functioning. Second language acquisition is perhaps an even more complex and confusing...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changchi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Bazhong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. “Does the first language influence second language acquisition?” This question is often raised by the people who study the second language, and the answer is obviously yes. Take the example of the accent when a non-native speaker speaks English, the pronunciation and intonation of the mother tongue can be easily brought into the new language with no intention,...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Kennard Nebraska and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: The term ‘bilingual' implies an individual's mastery over two languages. For most bilinguals, one language (usually the mother tongue OR any regional language) is primary or dominant (L1). Other languages (in most cases it is english) are secondary (L2). As teachers of english we are continuously involved in the process of teaching english to non-native speakers using bilingual strategies that depend on factors that are highly variable such as: 1. The geographical, economic and political conditions of a country....  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Port Elizabeth and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: M.A. - India said: The term ‘bilingual’ implies an individual’s mastery over two languages. For most bilinguals, one language (usually the mother tongue OR any regional language) is primary or dominant (L1). Other languages (in most cases it is english) are secondary (L2). As teachers of english we are continuously involved in the process of teaching english to non-native speakers using bilingual strategies that depend on factors that are highly variable such as: 1. The geographical, economic and political conditions...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Quebec? Are you interested in teaching English in Matagami, Quebec? Check out our opportunities in Matagami, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The term ‘bilingual' implies an individual's mastery over two languages. For most bilinguals, one language (usually the mother tongue OR any regional language) is primary or dominant (L1). Other languages (in most cases...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Portland Oregon. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Portland Oregon, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Portland Oregon. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Miles Crossing Oregon and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: One of the many challenges facing South African teachers is cultural diversity in the classroom. Many english schools are acquiring students who come from non-english speaking homes, but who expect to be taught...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Kaiping and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: J.B. - South Africa said: One of the many challenges facing South African teachers is cultural diversity in the classroom. Many english schools are acquiring students who come from non-english speaking homes, but who expect to be taught english as a first language. In a mixed classroom this can pose a problem, as some children are native english speakers while others never speak english at home and are not exposed to english Literacy. According to the Centre for Applied Linguistics (Hukuta & Pease-Alvarez, 1992) research...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Forest Louisiana and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: One of the many challenges facing South African teachers is cultural diversity in the classroom. Many english schools are acquiring students who come from non-english speaking homes, but who expect to be taught english as a first language. In a mixed classroom this can pose a problem, as some children are native english speakers while others never speak english at home and are not exposed to english Literacy. According to the Centre for Applied Linguistics (Hukuta & Pease-Alvarez, 1992) research increasingly...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences In this essay, I will deal with the pronunciation difficulties of German learners of English. In particular, I will treat some issues at the segmental level. Although both English and German are Germanic languages, the sound inventories of these two languages are quite different, especially the vowels. In the following table, the sounds are listed which exist only in one but not in the other language: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Gisella F. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Consonants Consonants /θ/, /ð/ tʃ/, /dʒ/ /w/ /x/ /ҫ/ Vowels Vowels Monophthongs Monophthongs /y, yː/ /eː/, /ø, øː/ /oː/ /ɜ/ /ɔ/ /ʌ/ /ɐ/ /ӕ/ /ɑː/,/ɒ/ /a, aː/ Diphthongs...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nanwang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zibo Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The Engage – Study – Activate model is very helpful for teachers when considering the challenges that learners of English as a foreign language, and indeed any foreign language student, will face. First, the Engage portion of the exercise can address the nerves, tension, and confusion that often accompany the use of foreign languages and creates a positive and...  [Read more]

William Noble Destinations Teaching Ideas I have been an online ESL teacher to Chinese students for over 13 years, mostly with primary students but also with secondary and adult students. I am also a father and have homeschooled my daughter over her primary years. Like many teachers, I’ve enjoyed teaching at this level of education as it lays the foundation in English. As it set the foundation, my teaching helped students to overcome common errors in production skills, speaking and writing. Teaching both my daughter and Chinese students at the primary level also helped me also to understand the different expectations between first language and second language students. Since English is very different from China, many Chinese ESL students have difficulty in mastering English. The...  [Read more]