论母语在外语课上的作用

Effects of Mother Tongue in Foreign Language Classes

学习者的第一语言在外语课堂上起什么作用,是外语教师关心的问题.心理语言学和第二语言习得研究在这方面成绩斐然,只是研究的重心大都在语言的负迁移,对母语的积极作用、正面影响关注不多.本文的意图是提出问题,并借助心理语言学的研究成果作初步探讨.

It is a common concern of foreign language teachers what are the effects of students' mother tongue in foreign language classes. Great achievements have been made in this regard in psycho-linguistics and second language acquisition studies. However, the emphasis of those studies has been placed on the negative transfer, and no much attention given to the positive effects of mother tongue. This article is to raise the issue and explore the positive effects based on the results of psycho-linguistic studies.