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Project description The project “Transfer as a strategy in foreign language learning” aims at improving the methodology of teaching foreign languages by making systematic use of a process naturally occurring in the acquisition of second and other languages: the transfer of rules and elements from previously learned languages when acquiring a new language. The research conducted in the frame of the project is based on the claim that, in the context of a growing societal need for multilingual competences, foreign language learning should take advantage of the rich knowledge and competence that learners already have when engaging in the acquisition of a new language. In the field of second language acquisition (SLA) studies, the transfer of previously learned linguistic rules and items is acknowledged to be a complex and selective phenomenon influenced by various factors and characteristics of the language learning processes. However, combined contrastive-linguistic and psycholinguistic empirical investigations on the phenomenon, as conducted in the frame of this project, represent a desideratum. Focusing on the case of the word category of modal particles, which causes serious learning difficulties in German as a foreign language, this research seeks to gain insight both into the psycholinguistic process and into the linguistic foundation of language transfer. The project takes into consideration the general characteristic of transfer, which is that some elements and rules are transferable between languages while others are not. Since German is a relatively important foreign language in Croatia, after English, the investigation of cross-linguistic influences between Croatian, English, and German is suggested. The chosen word class of modal particles serves to demonstrate that the evaluation of possible transfer and the development of a respective teaching methodology requires a sound linguistic, and in this case contrastive semantic description. Furthermore, the intended development of teaching materials will also take into consideration data of the accompanying psycholinguistic process, i.e. the cross-linguistic identifications made by learners. The final innovative goal of the project is to propose a general classification of transfer processes in language learning, as well as guidelines for a teaching methodology which exploits transfer as a useful and synergetic strategy in the foreign language classroom. Duration of the project: 1/2/2010 - 06/30/2013
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Opis projekta Projekt „Transfer kao strategija u učenju stranih jezika“ nastoji poboljšati metodologiju nastave stranog jezika sustavno koristeći proces koji se prirodno, ali ne uvijek ispravno, pojavljuje u usvajanju drugog ili ostalih jezika: transfer pravila i elementa od prije naučenih jezika na usvajanje novog. Istraživanja u okviru projekta temelje se na tvrdnji da, u kontekstu sve veće potrebe društva za kompetencijama višejezičnosti, u učenju stranog jezika treba koristiti bogato znanje i kompetencije kojima pojedinci već raspolažu u trenutku kada počinju učiti novi jezik.