5.2.2 Interlanguage

5.2.2 Interlanguage

1. Predictable path

   • Concept
     • Initial state to target-like use is far from being random but follows a predictable path.
     • A priori manner by the learner’s current level of processing.
   • Mental Representation

2. Overgeneralisation

   • Definition
     • Language learners who have acquired a certain grammar rule overuse it by applying it to all contexts.
   • Characteristics
     • Structures are rule-governed.
     • Interlanguage is a crucial feature of any language acquisition.
     • Be it acquisition in natural or instructed settings.

3. Definition

   • Interlanguage development
     • - L2 items are also constructed subconsciously. - The learner moves along the continuum.
   • Individual mental grammar of each language learner of a second (or foreign) language who has not yet fully acquired.

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