Email this article Cross-linguistic influence and strategies of meaning construction
Abstract
In this paper, we will look at the way in which Italian adult student of English enrolled at the MA Course of Psychology at the University of Salento (academic year 2023/2024) manage the meaning construction in L2. In particular, the presence of cross-linguistic influence in their verbal reports obtained through the think-aloud technique will be recognized and analysed as well as all the specific traits of English spoken by non native speakers. Finally, we will argue that, because of their own personal interests, adult students are able to improve and maintain their L2 knowledge through various sources of L2 inputs.
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