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National Geographic School Publishing / Hampton-Brown's Language Transfer Supports attempts to address language transfer issues between English and six of the most common languages spoken by English language learners in U.S. schools. No matter which language you are teaching, you will probably have students with a variety of L1’s in your classroom. It is useful for any teacher to have an idea about language transfer issues and tools. The PDF provided is quite comprehensive. As the introduction explains: “The Language Structure Transfer Chart explains grammar differences between English and six other languages to identify points of negative transfer. Compare students’ errors to the transfer errors on the chart. This will help you understand why the error is occurring so that you can design appropriate instruction. You may also wish to encourage students to identify and share ways in which English parallels or differs from their own home languages. The Phonics Transfer Chart compares the sounds of English to those of the same six languages. As you work with students to teach phonics or develop pronunciation skills, use the chart to identify which sounds students may already know and which are new. In your instruction, devote particular practice to sounds that do not exist, or exist with different symbols, in students’ primary languages.”

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