Questions and Answers about Interlanguage

Questions and Answers about Interlanguage

1.       What is the meaning of the learner’s permiable ?

The meaning of this sentence, that is, the grammar is open to influence from the outside and inside. (from the outside through the input , from the inside e.g. through the omission, overgenaneralizatioon ect)

2.       What is interlanguage continuum?

Interlanguage continuum  is in which learners construct a series of mental grammars or interlanguage as they gradually increase the complexity of their L2 knowledge.

3.       How learners can develop their interlanguages?

They can develop their interlanguages by employ various learning strategies.

4.       What is backsliding?

Backsliding is the production of errors representing an early stage of development.

5.       How does the process of computation model of  L2 acquisition?

The concept of interlanguage can be viewed as a metaphor of how L2 acquisition takes place. It is implied that the human mind function like a computer. The process of computation model of  L2 acquisition is begun with the learner who is exposed to the input, which is proceed in two stages. First part of it, are intake, attended to and taken short-term memory. Second, some of the intakes is stored in long term memory as L2 knowledge. The processes responsible for creating intake and L2 knowledge occur within the black box of the learner’s mind where the learner’s interlanguage is constructed. Finally L2 knowledge is used by the learner to produce spoken and written output (learner language).

6.       What factors that shaped the interlanguage?

The interlanguage rules are claimed to be shaped by several factors, they are L1 transfer, transfer of training, strategies of L2 learning,, strategies of communication and over generalization of the target language pattern.