L'influence des polysemes de la langue maternelle sur l'apprentissage du vocabulaire en langue etrangere (The Influence of Native Language Polysemes on the Learning of Foreign Language Vocabulary).

Sbea-Jarbue, Saleh

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Publication Date: 1998

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L'influence des polysemes de la langue maternelle sur l'apprentissage du vocabulaire en langue etrangere (The Influence of Native Language Polysemes on the Learning of Foreign Language Vocabulary).

Sbea-Jarbue, Saleh

IRAL, v36 n2 p161-71 May 1998

A study of error patterns of Arabic-speaking learners of French at a Jordanian university revealed a negative influence of Arabic polysemic words on the learning and use of French vocabulary. It is recommended that second-language instruction make use of explicit instruction in vocabulary that, in the native language, has multiple meanings. (MSE)

Descriptors: Arabic, College Instruction, Error Analysis (Language), Foreign Countries, French, Higher Education, Interlanguage, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Second Languages, Transfer of Training, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Vocabulary Development

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Language: French

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