Questions and Answers about Psycholinguistic aspect of Interlanguage

Questions and Answers  about Psycholinguistic aspect of Interlanguage

Ridha Ayu Karisma D

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1.       What is the meaning of ‘restructing continuum’?

Restructing continuum, that is, the starting point is not the learners’ L1, and learners do not proceed by replacing L1 rules with L2 rules. Rather they construct their own interim rules.

2.       What kind of strategies that the learners use to overcome their inadequate in express their meaning?

They may avoid the problematic items, borrow a word from their L1, or they may paraphrase the meaning of  words.

3.       What is meant by interference?

Interference is another term of negative transfer. That is the habit of L1 were supposed to prevent the learner from learning habits of the L2.

4.       How explicit knowledge may aid learners in developing implicit knowledge?

First, contrary to the claims of Krashen, a direct interface may occur. Second, explicit knowledge may only convert into implicit knowledge when learners are at the right stage  of development. Third, it can help learners to move from intake to acquisition by helping them to notice the gap between what they have observed in the input.

5.       What is the meaning of processing constraint?

Processing constraint is  process that govern when it is possible for a learners to move from one stage to another.