Language Transfer on a Meta-Cognitive Level

DOI

10.2991/ichssr-16.2016.22How to use a DOI?

Keywords

language transfer; meta-cognitive; Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis; Markedness Differential Hypothesis; Developmental Interdependence Hypothesis

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss and review language transfer on a meta-cognitive level, which includes transfer of language-independent skills such as phonological awareness, structural awareness/decoding, awareness of definitions and functions, good meaning-making strategies/literacy skills, writing strategies and Social/personal skills. Language transfer was defined and discussed in three major theories. An early theory of Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis purposed ways and explanations of language transfer without concerning itself with transfer on a cognitive level. Another early theory, Markedness Differential Hypothesis, identified an important feature "prototypicality" in languages, and purposed an intuitive recognition of prototypicality as a meta-cognitive skill which helps language learners to better transfer skills and information across languages. Cognitive approaches are introduced to better understand language transfer. Developmental Interdependence Hypothesis is among them, which identified skills can be seen as a deeper conceptual and cognitive proficiency that is language-independent and globally transferable across languages (Common Underlying Proficiency). Serval kinds of meta-cognitive transfer are discussed according to fundamental assumptions made in DIH.

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© 2016, 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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