%0 Journal Article
%T Grammatical and Oral Fossilization of a College Student in English Acquisition: A Longitudinal Study
%A Ge Xu
%J Open Journal of Modern Linguistics
%P 681-696
%@ 2164-2834
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojml.2022.126049
%X The fossilization process is one of the distinctive characteristics of learning a second language (L2). Adult L2 learners are most likely to experience it. It is characterized by a cessation of learning, despite frequent input. However, it remains unclear how the situation changes after a period of living in the first language (L1). In order to address the obscured issue, the current research conducted a longitudinal study by interviewing the same participant before and after one academic semester on the same subject and analyzed the transcripts with two dimensions: grammar and phonology. The results showed that the participant¡¯s grammatical skills and phonetic error patterns did not improve much after one semester. The study discussed the underlying factors based on participants¡¯ learning and living situations, intending to provide implications for teaching and learning L2 grammar and phonetics.
%K Interlanguage
%K Fossilization
%K Grammar
%K Phonology
%K Second Language Acquisition
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=121583