Evaluating the usefulness of L1 (Polish) in learning the grammar of foreign languages (English and Russian): Study findings Cover Image

Ocena użyteczności języka ojczystego (polskiego) w uczeniu się gramatyki języków obcych (angielskiego i rosyjskiego): wyniki badań
Evaluating the usefulness of L1 (Polish) in learning the grammar of foreign languages (English and Russian): Study findings

Author(s): Aleksandra Wach, Marina Jakowlewa-Pawlik
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Philology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza

Summary/Abstract: This article reports a study which gathered Polish learners' opinions about the usefulness of L1-based techniques in learning L2 English and L3 Russian grammar. The results reveal a negative correlation between the length of study and the level of positive evaluations of the usefulness of L1-based clues. Although L1 was generally considered more useful in learning Russian, the evaluations differed considerably in relation to particular structures in both languages.

  • Issue Year: 41/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 473-485
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish