Is the interlanguage hypothesis extended to children?

Saydasheva, Angelina, Сайдашева, Ангелина, Сайдашева, Ангелина

Хорижий лингвистика ва лингводидактика · 2025-yil

Annotatsiya

Of late, the Interlanguage Hypothesis (IH) has been primarily studied in relation to adult learners of second languages (SLA). This study explores the possibility of extending IH to children through a detailed case study of a prepubescent learner. Building on research pioneered by Selinker (1972) and Corder (1967), the study examines key psycholinguistic processes, including native language transfer, overgeneralization, and simplification. The subject of the study was a nine-year-old Russian-speaking girl learning English. Data were collected during two assessments, which served as both a pre-test and post-test following lessons that incorporated Total Physical Response (TPR) and the Natural Approach. After one month, results indicated a notable increase in correct grammatical constructions, although some persistent difficulties related to language transfer and fossilization markers remained. These findings confirm that interlanguage phenomena occur in children just as they do in adults. However, the incomplete and persistent nature of certain errors suggests that interlanguage development in children is more complex than in adults, as it is influenced by their unique cultural context and the limited exposure to the target language outside the classroom. Such observations underscore the need for further research on the application of IH in childhood while also emphasizing the importance of developing more effective early language teaching methods.

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MualliflarSaydasheva, Angelina, Сайдашева, Ангелина, Сайдашева, Ангелина
JurnalХорижий лингвистика ва лингводидактика
Nashr sanasi2025-01-25
Jild3
Son1/S
Betlar305-315
TilIngliz
DOI10.47689/2181-3701-vol3-iss1/s-pp305-315

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Interlanguage Hypothesis (IH), linguistic, Native Language (NL), overgeneralization, Second Language Acquasition (SLA), Target Language (TL), Total Physical Response (TPR), межъязыковая гипотеза (IH), лингвистика, Родной язык (NL), чрезмерное обобщение, Владение вторым языком (SLA), Целевой язык (TL), Общая физическая реакция (TPR)., тиллараро гипотеза (ИҲ), лингвистик, она тили (НЛ), овергенерализация, иккинчи тилни егаллаш (СЛА), мақсадли тил (ТЛ), жами жисмоний жавоб (ТПР)

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