Implication Of IL Fossilization Analysis
Reflection on Xueping Wei’s“Implication of IL Fossilization in Second Language Acquisition”
Summary
This paper called “Implication of IL Fossilization in Second Language Acquisition”written by Xueping Wei is about the the definition , the classification, presentation and causal factors of fossilization in an attempt to help Chinese students better understand the phenomenon and avoid its influence by the proposal of some suggestions. The paper pointed that the phenomenon that L2 learners failed to reach the same level of L1 competence is defined as fossilization. However,those terms like backsliding, stabilized errors, learning plateau, typical error, persistent non-target-like performance, de-acceleration of the learning process, ingrained errors, systematic use of erroneous forms, cessation of learning, structural persistence, ultimate attainment, long-lasting free variation, persistent difficulty, and inability to fully master target language features describe the similar meaning with the fossilization . Fossilization can be …show more content…
And all of these causal factors can be put into two groups: internal factors and external factors. At last, the author put forward that we are bale to make the fossilization reductionby reduction of negative transfer of L1, adoption of proper learning strategies and exposure to TL and TL culture. All in all,This paper is also based on some commonly accepted concept about fossilization:(1) it may appear at different language levels; (2) it may occur at different learning stages among age groups; (3) it may be either structure fossilization or competence fossilization; (4) it is usually manifested as the deviant forms from the TL norms; (5) there are soft and hard degrees of
Summary
This paper called “Implication of IL Fossilization in Second Language Acquisition”written by Xueping Wei is about the the definition , the classification, presentation and causal factors of fossilization in an attempt to help Chinese students better understand the phenomenon and avoid its influence by the proposal of some suggestions. The paper pointed that the phenomenon that L2 learners failed to reach the same level of L1 competence is defined as fossilization. However,those terms like backsliding, stabilized errors, learning plateau, typical error, persistent non-target-like performance, de-acceleration of the learning process, ingrained errors, systematic use of erroneous forms, cessation of learning, structural persistence, ultimate attainment, long-lasting free variation, persistent difficulty, and inability to fully master target language features describe the similar meaning with the fossilization . Fossilization can be …show more content…
And all of these causal factors can be put into two groups: internal factors and external factors. At last, the author put forward that we are bale to make the fossilization reductionby reduction of negative transfer of L1, adoption of proper learning strategies and exposure to TL and TL culture. All in all,This paper is also based on some commonly accepted concept about fossilization:(1) it may appear at different language levels; (2) it may occur at different learning stages among age groups; (3) it may be either structure fossilization or competence fossilization; (4) it is usually manifested as the deviant forms from the TL norms; (5) there are soft and hard degrees of