Integrated bilingual class as a way to overcome interference of English in German

DOI

10.2991/emssese-19.2019.40How to use a DOI?

Keywords

foreign language acquisition, integrated bilingual classes, interference

Abstract

This paper is the result of a study investigating the role of integrated bilingual classes in reducing interference in acquisition of German as the second foreign language. Focus groups were students of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Arkhangelsk. The students studied English as a first foreign language and German as a second foreign language. The aim of our study was to find a way of reducing the negative effect of English on German acquisition during speaking. Throughout the study, we applied such methods as observation, interviews of focus groups, surveys and oral testing. To achieve the aim of our research, we conducted a series of integrated classes. During the experiment, we found out that integrated class activities contributed to reducing vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation mistakes during learners’ speaking. This study can provide a basis for future research into the phenomenon of interference and the ways of overcoming it.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nina Ushakova
AU  - Julia Makkoveeva
AU  - Natalia Drozdova
AU  - Natalia Ershova
AU  - Natalia Smirnova
AU  - Anna Larkina
PY  - 2019/11
DA  - 2019/11
TI  - Integrated bilingual class as a way to overcome interference of English in German
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on European Multilingualism: Shaping Sustainable Educational and Social Environment (EMSSESE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 63
EP  - 66
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/emssese-19.2019.40
DO  - 10.2991/emssese-19.2019.40
ID  - Ushakova2019/11
ER  -