Cross-Linguistic Transfer of Writing Strategies

Interactions between Foreign Language and First Language Classrooms
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-78892-974-5
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 199 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 482 g

In the context of increasingly multilingual global educational settings, this book provides a timely exploration of the phenomenon of cross-linguistic transfer of writing strategies (in particular, transfer from the foreign language to the first language) and presents a compelling case for a multilingual approach to writing pedagogy. The book presents evidence from a classroom-based intervention study conducted in a secondary school in England on cross-linguistic strategy transfer. It suggests that even beginner or low proficiency foreign language learners can develop effective skills and strategies in the foreign language classroom which can also positively influence writing in other languages, including their first language. This book ultimately encourages more joined-up, cross-curricular, cross-linguistic thinking related to language in schools by exploring the potential for collaboration between languages teachers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Forbes, Karen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The Position of First Language and Foreign Language Learning in Schools

Chapter 3. An Overview of Strategy Research and the Role of LLSI

Chapter 4. Considerations for Researching the Effects of a Cross-Linguistic Intervention of LLSI

Chapter 5. Teaching for Transfer: Developing a Cross-Linguistic Approach to LLSI

Chapter 6. An In-depth Exploration of Patterns of Strategy Development in FL and L1 Writing

Chapter 7. Exploring the Cross-Linguistic Transfer of Strategies

Chapter 8. Negotiating LLSI: Individual Trajectories

Chapter 9. The Role of Learners’ Individual Differences

Chapter 10. Reflecting Back and Looking Forward: Implications and Conclusions

Appendix A: Student Questionnaire

Appendix B: Writing Strategy Task Sheet

References

Subject Index

Author Index

Über Autor(innen)

Forbes, Karen
Karen Forbes is a Lecturer in Second Language Education in the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK. She is the editor of the Cambridge Journal of Education. Her research interests include the development and cross-linguistic transfer of language learning strategies, and the influence of multilingual identity on foreign language learning.

Karen Forbes is a Senior Lecturer in Second Language Education in the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK. She previously taught modern languages in a secondary school in England and has also taught English as a foreign language in Spain and China. Her current research interests include the development and cross-linguistic transfer of language learning strategies, and the influence of multilingual identity on foreign language learning.