Common Interference Errors in Macedonian - Speaking German as a foreign language - Students

Ivanovska, Biljana (2015) Common Interference Errors in Macedonian - Speaking German as a foreign language - Students. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research, 19 (1). pp. 104-112. ISSN 2307-4531

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Abstract

This paper is a practical reference guide that explains how Macedonian-speaking German language students make errors in their interlanguage by borrowing and using patterns from their mother tongue, a process referred to as “negative transfer” or “interference” by a number of researchers. The author hopes that this paper will help teachers of Macedonian-speaking German language students anticipate the characteristic errors potentially made by this particular student population and understand how these errors arise. The aim of this study is to analyze, describe and explain the common interference errors in the area of ​​morphology and syntax that occur in the written works of Macedonian first-year students who are studying German as a foreign language (GFL) at the Faculty of Philology, the University "Goce Delčev" in Štip, as well as to describe the learning difficulties in studying and acquiring German as a foreign language. Firstly, the author tries to describe in details the basic terms and definitions that are closely connected to the subject of this paper. The focus of this work is in particular on the interference at morphosyntactic level. Above all, the process of intralingual transfer is laid in foreground. In the practical part, the results of the analyzed common interference errors taken from the written test of the first-year students were described and explained. A main focus is laid on the morphosyntactic differences between the Macedonian and the German language systems and the common interference errors in the written works of GFL-students during the foreign language acquisition process. The researched results of this paper can serve as a basis for preparation of teaching materials and GFL-techniques that will facilitate Macedonian students in acquiring the German language, literature and culture.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Humanities > Languages and literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Philology
Depositing User:	Biljana Ivanovska
Date Deposited:	29 Dec 2014 08:48
Last Modified:	29 Dec 2014 08:48
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/11835

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