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The Fossilization of Grammar in the Case of Chinese German Learners and Suggestions

Authors
Qi Liu1, *
1School of Foreign Languages, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 1120200004@bit.edu.cn
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Qi Liu
Available Online 30 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_180How to use a DOI?
Keywords
fossilization; interlanguage; Chinese German learners; error analysis
Abstract

As China’s level of internationalization increases, the number of Chinese German learners in schools and universities continues to rise. Under such circumstances, the research of fossilization in the process of German acquisition is of great significance for the teaching and learning of German. However, there is still a notable scarcity of studies on fossilization in the case of Chinese learners acquiring German. This longitudinal case study examines the fossilization of grammar in a group of Chinese students majoring in German in the example university. Their fossilized errors were identified from the data collected and an error analysis was conducted. The analysis showed that three major factors underlay fossilization in this case study: language transfer, imperfect learning strategies, and lack of feedback, with language transfer being the primary cause. The result reveals that the combined efforts of both the teacher and the learner are necessary to combat fossilization. Based on the findings, some suggestions for avoiding fossilization are also put forward.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 5th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
30 December 2022
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10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_180
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_180How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Author(s)
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