Publication details
L2 English as a Backup for L3 Czech
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | CASALC Review |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| web | https://journals.muni.cz/casalc-review/article/view/13403 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CASALC2020-2-2 |
| Keywords | code-switching; interference; language attrition; Czech; English; Arabic; emotions |
| Description | In my article I discuss the role of English as a “backup” language as a result of language attrition phenomena and see how L2 English interacts with L3 Czech in L1 Arabic speaker who has a scarce access to possibilities of using his second language – Czech. The importance of holistic approach to multilingual mind and its relevance for language learning, preservance, teaching and testing are pointed out. |