When learners of a new language draw on their native language (or on any other that they may know), this earlier acquired linguistic knowledge may influence the

Terence Odlin reconsiders a question that many language teachers and educational researchers have addressed: how much influence can a learner's native language

The study of native language influence in Second Language Acquisition has undergone significant changes over the past few decades. This book, which includes 12

Provides a comprehensive overview of third language acquisition (additive multilingualism) in adulthood, an increasingly important subfield of language acquisit

The study of native language influence in Second Language Acquisition has undergone significant changes over the past few decades. This book, which includes 12