母语对第二语言习得影响之研究

Research on the Influences of Mother Tongue on Second Language Acquisition

第二语言研究是指学习者在已有的母语基础上怎样学习另外一种语言。大家普遍认为学习者的第一语言——母语对第二语言习得有很大负面影响。然而,在教学经验和一些第二语言习得理论的基础上,笔者认为母语对第二语言的习得不但不具负面影响,而且有促进作用。本文就此作了研究和分析,指出了母语在第二语言习得过程中是不可忽视的、可资利用的研究基础,它是第二语言习得中的一个很重要的促进因素。

Second language study refers to how man learns another language after he acquired a mother tongue. It is popularly believed that the first language of learners, or the mother tongue, negatively influences the second language acquisition. However, based on teaching experience of the author and some second language acquisition theories, the mother tongue does not play a negative role but a contributive one to the second language acquisition. The study and analysis in this paper show that mother tongue is a necessary and useful studying base with rich resource, and is an important factor to promote the second language acquisition.