Interlanguages (ILs)

Order Description 1. Interlanguages (ILs) exhibit common acquisition orders and developmental sequences. a. Define interlanguage. Who coined the term and why? b. What is the nature of IL? Briefly outline their important characteristics (e.g., systematic and variable) and explain what these mean? c. ILs often exhibit linguistics errors. What are the major types of errors that a teacher of ESL/EFL may encounter in his/her practices? Please give at least two examples of each. d. Discuss how ILs are similar regardless of L1, and how ILs might differ because of L1s.