The Order of the Acquisition of the English Article System by Polish Learners in Different Proficiency Groups

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4438-5629-4
Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 185 Seiten

This book presents a juxtaposition of studies conducted in different proficiency groups (elementary, intermediate and advanced) among Polish students studying English. The theoretical section of the book discusses all necessary theories, both from a diachronic and a synchronic perspective, related to the acquisition of the English article system in both L1 and L2. The empirical part of the book concerns the studies carried out among Polish study participants. The results of the studies indicate that L2 Polish users acquire the English article system better as their linguistic competences advance. These outcomes prove that L2 acquisition of the English article system is facilitated better in the advanced group of subjects in contrast to the least advanced group, which had tremendous difficulties with the acquisition and subsequent relevant use of the English article system.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Swiatek, Artur

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie

Über Autor(innen)

Swiatek, Artur
Artur Swiatek holds a PhD in English Linguistics. He is currently employed at the Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland, where he holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Institute of Neophilology, Department of Germanic Languages. His main interests revolve around general linguistics (recently focusing on function words and their meaning in different languages), L1, L2 acquisition, contrastive linguistics and translation.

Artur Swiatek holds a PhD in English Linguistics. He is currently employed at the Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland, where he holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Institute of Neophilology, Department of Germanic Languages. His main interests revolve around general linguistics (recently focusing on function words and their meaning in different languages), L1, L2 acquisition, contrastive linguistics and translation.