The Effect of Native Language Transfer in Second Language Acquisition: Example of English Vowel Acquisition

Abstract

This paper places significant emphasis on the influence of native language transfer on English vowel acquisition and systematically reviews related studies. At the theoretical level, the continuous evolution of contrastive analysis hypotheses and other hypotheses has revealed the complex mechanism of native language transfer in the process of English vowel acquisition. Empirical studies show that learners from different native language backgrounds are affected by native language transfer in various ways in the perception and output of English vowels. Based on this, pedagogical insights such as acoustic feedback and tiered instruction are proposed to address the challenges posed by migration. However, existing studies suffer from sample limitations and insufficient consideration of social context. Future research can combine interdisciplinary approaches to explore the neural mechanisms in depth and expand the sample scope. Simultaneously, expanding the sample scope will make the research results more representative and applicable, thus providing more robust support for enhancing the quality of English vowel acquisition teaching and improving learners' language proficiency.