Abstract

Author:
Tian yuxiaolin

Doi: 10.26480/wllcs.01.2023.04.07

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Fossilization refers to a permanent cessation of interlanguage learning before the learner has attained target language norms at all levels of linguistic structure and in all discourse domains in spite of the learner’s positive ability, opportunity, and motivation to learn and acculturate into target society. Fossilization of interlanguage is a common phenomenon in second language acquisition. It is also an inevitable problem for language learners, especially when they learn oral English. Therefore, it is of positive significance to analyze the fossilization in interlanguage in second language acquisition, find out the causes of the fossilization, and then figure out its countermeasures. Based on the introduction of fossilization of interlanguage and reasons behind it, this paper elaborates on the manifestation of fossilization in Chinese students’ oral English and gives some practical suggestions to help them overcome fossilization of interlanguage.