LINGUIST List 21.3623 Tue Sep 14 2010 Qs: L3 Lang Acq Influence on L2 Lang Acq Editor for this issue: Danielle St. Jean <daniellelinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.    Taliesin ap Ceridwen, L3 Lang Acq Influence on L2 Lang Acq Message 1: L3 Lang Acq Influence on L2 Lang Acq Date: 09-Sep-2010 From: Taliesin ap Ceridwen <taliesin.shining.browgmail.com> Subject: L3 Lang Acq Influence on L2 Lang Acq E-mail this message to a friend Hello all, I'm new here (this is my first post), as I was directed here from another mutli-language website. I am an MA Applied Ling student, and part of my assessment is, naturally, research and research methodology. I am interested in designing a research project for a topic in Second Language Acquisition. My intent was to take a look at how L3 learning impacts on unstable L2 proficiency/performance. Specifically I am interested in the pronunciation of /th/ in English by L1 Chinese Mandarin speakers who are now learning French or German (/th/ changes to /t/ or /d/) as an L3. All Chinese school students learn English as an L2 from the early grades, and it is now a big market for Native Speakers of English to teach kindergarten kids. Also, MA hopefuls in English or teaching must have learned a 3rd language as well. I actually work as an ESL teacher here at a university. When I went researching, I found very little regarding the impact of the L3 on un-developed L2's. In fact, the only specific thing I found was Greissler's paper on Austrian high-school students: Greissler, M. 2001. "The Effects of Third Language Learning on Second Language Proficiency: An Austrian Example," in International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Vol. 4, Iss. 1, pp 50-60. London: Routledge. Have I not searched the right places? Have I not used the right search terms? Or, has there really not been a lot of research on the subject (which I would have thought very unusual!)? Thanking you all in advance! Taliesin Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics                             Language Acquisition Subject Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)                             English (eng)                             French (fra)                             German, Standard (deu) Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 14-Sep-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.