Publication: Systematicity of L1 Thai Learners’ L2 English Interlanguage of ‘Wish-Clauses’
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2020
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2651-1347 (Print), 2672-989X (Online)
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Journal of Studies in the English Language
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15
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2
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63
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97
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Systematicity of L1 Thai Learners’ L2 English Interlanguage of ‘Wish-Clauses’
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The current study aimed to investigate the production of L2 English ‘wish-clauses’ by L1 Thai learners, based on the Interlanguage Hypothesis (Selinker, 1972, 1992). It was hypothesized that L1 Thai learners showed systematicity in their interlanguage (IL) in the use of three types of ‘wish-clauses’ and that their IL was shaped by language transfer and transfer of training, which are among the psychological processes of IL construction. A Cloze Test and a Situation Task were administered to 30 L1 Thai undergraduate students, divided equally into two groups: an intermediate group and an advanced group. The results conformed to the hypotheses in that Thai learners of both proficiency levels seemed to exhibit systematicity in the production of all types of English ‘wish-clauses’ in both tasks. The systematicity was assumed to be influenced by language transfer, in combination with transfer of training. The results of the study are expected to shed light on the characteristics of English IL of ‘wish- clauses’ among L1 Thai learners and the difficulties they face in the acquisition of English ‘wish-clauses’.