A Data Based Study on Language Transfer of Verb Tenses in Tibetan EFL Learners

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10.2991/978-94-6463-058-9_87How to use a DOI?

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Language transfer; Tibetan; English; Verb tenses; Data analysis

ABSTRACT

The aim of this paper was to investigate the effect of language transfer in adult Tibetans learning English as a foreign language based on data analysis. The study focuses on Tibetan verb tenses. The author collected data by assigning a survey for a large amount of Tibetan college freshmen in mainland China. Results show majority of the participants perform well in simple past, present and future tenses, but worked poorly in identifying present perfect tenses. The data clearly shows similarities shared between Tibetan and English verb tenses facilitate comprehension of English grammar, or positive transfer, whereas the differences produce interferences or negative transfer.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Zhuoma
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/27
TI  - A Data Based Study on Language Transfer of Verb Tenses in Tibetan EFL Learners
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Internet, Education and Information Technology (IEIT 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 536
EP  - 545
SN  - 2352-538X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-058-9_87
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-058-9_87
ID  - 2022
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