Language transfers in third language acquisition of Chinese by intermediate level German and English native speakers: evidence from a behavioral experiment online

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 15; p. 1358603
• Main Authors: Wang, Ziqi, Xu, Caihua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 2024
• Subjects: behavioral experiment online; Chinese language teaching; language proficiency levels; language transfers; similarities of abstract structural properties; third language acquisition of Chinese; language transfers; third language acquisition of Chinese; language proficiency levels; behavioral experiment online; Chinese language teaching; similarities of abstract structural properties

The paper investigates language transfers in third language acquisition of Chinese by native German and English speakers at intermediate level. Subjects are divided into two groups and complete a Grammaticality Judgment and Correction Task through a behavioral experiment online. The results from mul...