Interlanguage Analysis as an Input to Grammar-Teaching

Authors

Tony T.N. Hung

Publication Date

2001-07-01

Abstract

The last decade has seen a revival of interest in the teaching of grammar, though in a different form from 50 years ago. Regardless of the approach one adopts, it is important for teachers to try to gain a deeper insight into the 'interlanguage' grammars of their learners - i.e., the internalized linguistic systems, approximating the target language system but differing from it in various ways, which enable learners to generate the same kinds of sentences repeatedly, and which can account for the persistent errors that they make. The present paper argues for the importance of an analysis of the interlanguage grammars of learners as an input to the teaching of grammar, in providing a reliable indication of the problem areas in their internalized grammatical competence, and thus enabling teachers not only to focus on the learners' needs, but to get at the roots of their problems. The rest of the paper provides a detailed summary of the author's analysis of the interlanguage grammars of his students at the Hong Kong Baptist University, as revealed through their written assignments.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.31.1.1

First Page

1

Last Page

12

Recommended Citation

Hung, Tony T.N. (2001) "Interlanguage Analysis as an Input to Grammar-Teaching," PASAA: Vol. 31: Iss. 1, Article 1.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.31.1.1
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol31/iss1/1