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A Direction for Contrastive Analysis: The Comparative Study of Developmental Sequences.

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Zobl, Helmut – TESOL Quarterly, 1982

Discusses the influence a first language can have on the acquisition of a second language. Includes some tentative proposals on the interaction of prior first-language knowledge and the creative construction process. (EKN)

Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), Interference (Language), Interlanguage

Academic Writing and Chinese Students: Transfer and Developmental Factors.

Peer reviewed

Mohan, Bernard A.; Au-Yeung Lo, Winnie – TESOL Quarterly, 1985

Discusses academic writing as it is learned by Chinese students of English as a second language (ESL), and critiques Kaplan's claim that ESL students writing expository prose in English will show organizational patterns different from those of native speakers. Developmental factors in second language learners' writing are discussed. (SED)

Descriptors: Chinese, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Expository Writing