LANGUAGE TRANSFER: AN ANALYSIS OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS’ CHINESE LANGUAGE ESSAY WRITING 语言è¿ç§»ï¼šå°¼æ—¥åˆ©äºšæ±‰è¯­å­¦ä¹ 者的作文写作分æžç ”究

Abstract

In the process of second or foreign language acquisition, the learner's mother tongue or dominant language directly or indirectly affects the acquisition of the target language, and plays a positive or negative role in promoting or interfering respectively. This paper adopts an analytic and a descriptive approaches in analyzing the positive and negative language transfers of Nigerian students’ Chinese language essay writing in the Department of Chinese Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, from four aspects: grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and mechanical accuracy. This paper puts forward recommendations for learners and teachers on the use of effective teaching and learning strategies to reduce the negative language transfer.