Positive and negative word order interferences from Kichwa into English writing

Abstract:

The purpose of this research project is to analyze the positive and negative word order interferences from Kichwa language to English writings in Kichwa students when learning English as a foreign language. In order to determine how the variables are interrelated, an exhuastive research was carried out through the reading of academic articles, books, and journals related to the study of positive and negative word order interferences from the mother language to the foreign language, as well as the writing skills. With the aim of gathering information, three tests were carried out during the English Language Teaching process to seventy Kichwa students with the objective of measuring positive and negative word order interferences from Kichwa language to English writings. Once compiled the obtained results were analyzed carefully and systematically tabulated with which the percentage of positive and negative interference was determined. Also two English teachers with enough experience in the institution were interviewed about the topic of study, who contributed with significant information about the phenomenon of positive and negative interference that exists from Kichwa to English, as well as to an expert writer of the Kichwa language. Based on the results obtained from the applied tests and the interviews, conclusions and recommendations were established. Within the conclusions, it was found that there is positive Kichwa word order interference while negative word order interference was not considerable. Consequently, within the recommendations once states the necessity of the creation of a handbook with activities to prevent negative …

Año de publicación:

2018

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