Abstract
This research looks at a beginning Portuguese course for Spanish bilinguals in a United States university to analyze the perceptions that Spanish bilinguals and their teacher have about the facilitative and non-facilitative aspects of Spanish on the learning of Portuguese as a third language. The study investigates four main areas of language learning: vocabulary, general grammar, sentence structure, and pronunciation. Findings show that students and their teacher perceive Spanish as facilitative for Portuguese learning, but not in all areas.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Humanities; Spanish and Portuguese
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Diniz Ainsworth, Caroline, "Portuguese as L3: Student and Teacher Perceptions of the Role of Spanish in Portuguese Learning" (2024). Theses and Dissertations. 10833.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/10833
Date Submitted
2024-04-22
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd13637
Keywords
Multilingualism, third language acquisition, Portuguese, cross-linguistic influence, transfer, university course, Spanish.
Language
english