Interlanguage in undergraduates’ academic English : preliminary results from written script analysis

The following article aims to revisit Selinker’s theory of Interlanguage by analysing a group of undergraduates’ written scripts in L2. The initial outcomes of the study establish a linguistic parallelism between students’ Interlingua and English as a lingua franca in the academic world. In the ligh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Muñoz Luna, Rosa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/10096
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/10096
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Interlanguage
English
Academic
Writing
Lingua franca
Interlengua
Inglés
Académico
Escritura
Lengua franca
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Sumario:The following article aims to revisit Selinker’s theory of Interlanguage by analysing a group of undergraduates’ written scripts in L2. The initial outcomes of the study establish a linguistic parallelism between students’ Interlingua and English as a lingua franca in the academic world. In the light of this comparison, certain theoretical standpoints can be determined for the analysis of students’ written production in English. Consequently, the practice of scaffolding by the teacher can be more productively directed towards their individual needs.