Keywords
second language acquisition
learning strategies
interlanguage development
higher education.
interlenguaje
adiquisición de una segunda lengua
estrategias de aprendizaje
desarrollo del interlenguaje
educación superior
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Abstract
This article of scientific research brings together the results of a case study developed to identify factors that interfere during the development of interlanguage (IL) in the acquisition of a Second Language (SLA) at the higher education level. The research is carried out with a mixed approach that focuses on a descriptive –experimental type. First, the literature review addresses the generalities of IL and the description of previous experiences in IL development. The learning strategies analysis focuses on how to promote the SLA process through IL. Secondly, an experimental case study is implemented with 10 students enrolled in a written communication course at the Universidad de Costa Rica to identify factors that intervene during IL's development. To this end, the students were asked to write compositions that were evaluated to identify the learners’ errors and analyze them in terms of learners’ language misinformation to determine the aspects of IL that affect the learners’ language acquisition process. In conclusion, the learners' language errors were influenced by the student’s profile, creative constructions, overgeneralizations and simplification, transfer of training, and interlanguage level. Finally, it is advisable to execute actions to raise awareness of the IL impact on the SLA process. In the future, efforts will be made to propose the design of a set of learning strategies that aim to overcome the stages of interlanguage in the SLA process.
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