Abstract Contraction of want to wanna is sometimes possible (e.g., Who do you to/wanna stay with ___ ? ), but impossible to/*wanna stay? ). This contrast attributable the grammatical constraint that a wh -trace blocks contraction and . Most first language (L1) second (L2) acquisition studies testing learner knowledge this have used elicited production tasks focused on adult participants, incons...

Any language teaching and learning process should include etiquette. The of foreign languages during any stage is characterised by the interaction many factors such as mother tongue, culture, educational background, psychological characteristics, among others. development socio-cultural competency in a challenging undertaking for teachers. Foreign students from Sudan, Egypt, Indonesia, Philippi...

Language transfer shows close relevance to second language acquisition. Despite the passage of nearly a century, discussion on and role mother tongue never ceased. This paper reviews background research development transfer. It also analysis transferability its characteristics. Finally, this makes it clear implications for teaching.

the present study sought to investigate the acquisition of referential, quasi and expletive subject pronouns, three different types of obligatory subjects in english, by adult persian speaking l2 learners of english at different stages of l2 acquisition. a grammaticality judgment test and a translation test were designed and developed to elicit the participants' knowledge of obligatory subjects...