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Download full textIrujo, Suzanne – 1984
A study of transfer of native language training and/or interference in learning English idioms had as its subjects 12 Venezuelan students in an American university who were advanced learners of English as a second language. Fifteen equivalent and commonly used English and Spanish idioms were used in tests of recognition, comprehension, recall, and…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Higher Education
