Pdf english language as means of instruction poses difficulties to students in. Mothertongue interference on english language pronunciation. Effect of mother tongue mt interference in the learning. The effect of the mother tongue interference on efl secondary. Implications for pedagogy 284 methods and materials of english curriculum, a study of the mass accumulation of the four skills. The study investigates the impact of mother tongue achievement of english learning students of secondary school level who speak sraiki, urdu or.
This study aims to explore the effect of mother tongue interference on. The nature and extent of mother tongue interference by. Pdf mother tongue interference in the writing of english as. In his study, migdadi 1997 investigated the errors made by first and second year students in the. Mothertongue influence interference in the study of english language among senior secondary schools in ago iwoye, ogun state filade bankole adeyemi, oyinloye comfort adebola, anwanane bidemi bassey, ogundiya phebean oluwabunmi. Mother tounge interference in english 1568 words bartleby. Ramakrishnan, hod, department of english, vinayaka missions kripananda variyar engineering college, salem. The questionnaire shows that mother tongue interferes with second language learning in some way. The present study examines the influence of mother tongue over learning a foreign language. It can be language of a particular field like science, humanity etc.
Every language affects english learners differently, so we cant simply list out all the common mistakes, this post would be too long. She talks about how not being able to speak english can create some real difficulties. Furthermore, students that will study english in the next levels of the language cultural center. In teaching foreign languages, the mother tongue or mothertongue knowledge, used to be. Sometimes there are interferences and occasionally responses from one language system will intrude into speech in the other language. Mother tongue, by amy tan this story is about a young chineseamerican, who grows up speaking chinese and english many different forms of english.
Because cues that signal the beginning and ending of words can differ from language to language, a persons native language can provide misleading information when learning to segment a second language into words. Mother tongue interference in english language pronunciation. The nature and extent of mother tongue interference by sepedi. It will also identify the effects of this interference on other study area that are based on the use of the english language as the basic communication. Chapter five of effects of mother tongue interference in the study of english language in secondary schools contains. Studies by medubi, 2007, onike, 2009 and romaine, 2011 point out that first language is a persistent problem in our schools. The influence of mother tongue on learning english language. The aim is to know how the mother tongue affects the learning of english language in. The effect of mother tongue on english language, a case study of some selected secondary school in ovia north east local government includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available the effect of mother tongue on english language, a case study of some selected secondary school in ovia north east local government abstract this study investigates the effect of. Effects of mother tongue interference in the study of. Carroll 1964 argues that the circumstances of learning a second language are like those of a mother tongue. The impact of mother tongue on a second language has been there for a long time.
The effect of mother tongue on english language, a case study of some selected secondary school in ovia north east local government includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available the effect of mother tongue on english language, a case study of some selected secondary school in ovia north east local government abstract this study. Since the main focus of the study is mother tongue interference, only errors related to. It is the primary language that is revealed to the surrounding of a child after heshe is born. This study will help to expose the numerous factors that influence the interference of the study of english language by the mother tongue or. This study contains five chapters, chapter one comprises.
The results revealed that even though mother tongue interference is the core factor of the students poor performance in english language in the west african senior high school certificate. Metaphor, tl and mothertongue knowledge we can imagine that mothertongue knowledge affects the learning of foreign languages, for example, pronunciation, vocabulary and syntax, cultural understanding and so forth. In order to answer this question, i conducted a study following the steps described below. The effect of mother tongue on english language get your. The following problems are identified when teaching english as a second language. Oct 22, 2010 it should be further highlighted at the need for improving the quality of spoken and written english language among children. This research is designed to find and analyze the influence of mother tongue on the learning of english language as a foreign language it is therefore an attempt to bring together in an accessible from where the mother tongue can give the needed wrap to english used by nigerians, particularly those students in ozolua model secondary school, iguobazuwa. Generally speaking, these phenomena are called mother tongue interference, which frequently. Effects of mother tongue interference in the study of english language in secondary schools abstract the topic of the study is the effects of mother tongue in the study of english language in secondary school in enugu north local government area of enugu state. Summary of findings, conclusion and recommendations, discussion of finding, summary, conclusion, implication of finding, suggestions for further research, references and appendix. Therefore, the study was designed to explore the influence of mother tongue interference in english language among students or amagu izzi in abakaliki council area.
This study indicated that there is an effect of transfer regarding committing errors in adjectives formation, selection, and comparisons from the mother tongue to the second tongue. This paper attempts to address this problem by asking. A second language learner thinks in his language, tires to express himself in the second language which results to conflicts, and this conflict is as a result of mother tongue interference. What is the impact of the mother tongue on learning english as a foreign language. The topic of the study is the effects of mother tongue in the study of english language in secondary school in enugu north local government area of enugu state.
Most learners experience problems associated with their mother tongue in learning of second language. Mother tounge interference in english research paper 1558 words. The various views are reflections on the methodology changes in english language teaching, which have in such way brought different perspectives on the role of mother tongue. Interference and effect of mother tongue on english as medium of. Pdf interference and effect of mother tongue on english as. Chemical studies on ostrich oil obtained from struthio camellus. Contrastive analysis is concerned with the study of a pair of languages with the. Phd student, university of kassala, sudan abstract this study aims to explore the effect of mother tongue interference on sudanese english as a foreign language learners at secondary school. Mother tongue interference in the writing of english as a second language esl malay learners. A new study is exploring how a persons native language can influence the way the brain processes auditory words in a second language. The study intended to identify the effect of mother tongue in the study of english language in senior secondary schools in enugu north local government area of enugu state.
Thesisanalysis of the influence of mother tongue on. This study will help to expose the numerous factors that influence the interference of the study of english language by the mother tongue or native languages. Effects of mother tongue interference in the study of english language in secondary schools project material. Effects of mother tongue interference in the study of english language in secondary schools with abstract, chapters 15, references.
Mothertongue interference means the effect of the learners native language on. Doc influence of mother tongue interference on academic. A study of mother tongue interference in pronunciation of college. First language has different names such as, mother tongue, native language and primary language sinha et al. Mother tongue interference in english language pronunciation of. A case study of government secondary school township, jos. Chapter two of effects of mother tongue interference in the study of english language in secondary schools contains. Uniprojects aim of providing this effects of mother tongue interference in the study of english language in secondary schools project research material. Pdf the influence of mother tongue on learning english. Hu, chaowei, mother tongue interference in english language pronunciation of the chinese immigrant in the united states 2015.
Mother tounge interference in english research paper. Pdf the impact of mother tongue on students achievement in. Norbert, 2002, observes that the influence of mother tongue affects learning of another language. Therefore, it is found that the arabic language interferes with arab learners of the english language, especially when it comes to using english articles. Mar 27, 2016 the effects of mother tongue interference in the study of english language in secondary schools in enugu north local government area of enugu state. The importance of english language acquisition as a steppingstone for proficiency in school subjects cannot be over emphasized.
Jul 03, 2018 mother tongue interference problem of students in spoken english. If the question what is language is asked, it has many senses and can be variously defined. The impact of mother tongue on students achievement in english language in junior secondary certificate examination in western nigeria. Mother tongue interference problem of students in spoken. It is important to mention that the results gathered from this study will be able to help teachers and students to be aware of the interference errors and, consequently, avoid them in order to improve the english language teaching learning process. In teaching english language classroom, different perspectives exist for and against the use of first language l1 in english as a foreign language efl classroom.
Impact of mother tongue on learning english language. Mother tongue interference problem of students in spoken english. Mother tongue interference in the acquisition of english language a study of gokana format. A second language acquisition is needed for education, employment and other purposes, and it is typically an official or societal language e. The effect of the mother tongue interference on efl secondary school students case study.
Mother tongue interference isa thorny issue in learning an. Title positive and negative effects of mothertongue. Mother tounge interference in english 1568 words 7 pages methods to reduce mother tongue interference m t i in the classroom introduction. The results revealed that even though mother tongue interference is the core factor of the students poor performance in english language in the. If youre a complete newcomer to the country youre in, then it can be hard to identify at first.
She tells stories about how her mother spoke, what she calls broken english, and how it affected her everyday life, as well as. Mothertongue interference means the effect of the learners native language on secondforeign language learning. Although english language retains its dominant position in the education delivery system, the thrust of our educational language policy is the use of the mother tongue or the language of the immediate community. Brief history of the development of teaching and learning of english language in nigeria. Mother tongue interference means the effect of the learners native language on secondforeign language learning. Native language interference in learning a second language. Mothertongue interference in the acquisition of english. Mother tongue interference isa thorny issue in learning an l2 and the high rate of mother tongue.
Please, sit back and study the below research material carefully. Usually, the term mother tongue is used to refer as a child first language. In addition, participants had difficulty with speaking without any preparation. How mother tongue influence affects english learning. The impact of mother tongue on students achievement in. How does mother tongue affect second language acquisition. Mother tongue interference in the writing of english as a second language esl malay learners article pdf available december 2017 with 11,092 reads how we measure reads.
Mother tongue influence on english language learning 20. Does mother tongue interfere in second language learning. This study examines the effects of mother tongue on students in their efforts to acquire english as their second language. The effect of mother tongue interference in the learning of english language in schools. Because cues that signal the beginning and ending of words can differ from language to language, a persons native language can provide misleading. Arab world english journal awej special issue on translation no. Problems of mothertongue interference arise the second language learner use the mother tongue native language speakers acquisition of the english articles. European journal of english language, linguistics and literature vol. Effects of mother tongue interference in the study of english. Interference of mother tongue in learning english as second language submitted by me for the degree of doctor of philosophy is a record of research work done by me under the guidance of dr. As time goes on, this language subconsciously help the child to develop further in reading, writing and speaking it fluently.
The particular research examines and elucidates the impact of mother tongue over learning a foreign language. Analysis of the influence of mother tongue on students performance in english in kcse. The effects of mother tongue interference in the study of english language in secondary schools in enugu north local government area of enugu state. Metaphor, tl and mother tongue knowledge we can imagine that mother tongue knowledge affects the learning of foreign languages, for example, pronunciation, vocabulary and syntax, cultural understanding and so forth. Pdf mother tongue interference in the writing of english. The influence of mother tongue on learning english. Chinese language consists of eight dialects, with putonghua as the standard based on. The interference of first language and second language. Impact of mother tongue on students performance in english language. Pdf the impact of mother tongue on students achievement. A second language learner thinks in his language, tires to express himself in the second language which results to conflicts, and this conflict is as a result of mothertongue interference. The effect of the mother tongue interference on efl. In english language, the most challenging part was grammar, while the most difficult and influenced skills was speaking. English was declared the official language republic of kenya, 1964.
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