L2 English as a Backup for L3 Czech

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Authors	DOLEŽÍ Linda
Year of publication	2020
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	CASALC Review
MU Faculty or unit	Language Centre
Citation
Web	https://journals.muni.cz/casalc-review/article/view/13403
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CASALC2020-2-2
Keywords	code-switching; interference; language attrition; Czech; English; Arabic; emotions
Description	In my article I discuss the role of English as a “backup” language as a result of language attrition phenomena and see how L2 English interacts with L3 Czech in L1 Arabic speaker who has a scarce access to possibilities of using his second language – Czech. The importance of holistic approach to multilingual mind and its relevance for language learning, preservance, teaching and testing are pointed out.