Using English as a gateway to Romance language acquisition
Using English as a gateway to Romance language acquisition
Author(s): Jana BeresovaSubject(s): Language studies, Education, Language acquisition, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi
Keywords: plurilingualism; multilingualism; FREPA; contrastive analysis;
Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on Romance language acquisition through English acquired as the first foreign language. A conscious approach to relations between languages enables learners, who acquired certain knowledge, attitudes and skills while learning one language, to learn other languages more easily. Research is based on contrastive analysis of two Romance languages – French and Spanish – and their relations to English. Learning those two Romance languages was carried out through the knowledge of some principles of how languages function and are related to each other. The analysis of vocabulary and grammar focuses on similarities between the three mentioned languages, emphasising the level of intensity in similarity on one hand, and possible problems related to spelling, pronunciation and meaning on the other hand. The research supports the idea of language plurality in education, and the necessity to help learners construct and continuously broaden and deepen their own plurilingual competence.
Journal: Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching
- Issue Year: 6/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 28-35
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English