Interference Phenomena in Mastering Foreign Languages and the Methods of Preventing Them

Abstract

The article attempts to reveal the cases of interference in mastering a foreign language and to suggest possible modern methods of preventing this linguistic phenomenon. While learning a foreign language various kinds of challenges which appear in this process should be taken into consideration. The phenomena of interference on different levels of language most frequently occur in conditions of artificial bilingualism. Modern methodology suggests a number of beneficial ways of effective language teaching and learning. The so-called “mobile learning” as an innovative way of teaching English, is suggested in the article for effective language learning to prevent the phenomena of interference. Also, the age factor in bilingualism is highlighted in the article and the cases of early bilingualism are regarded as the area of special interest in the study of language interference. Overall, the learners’ age peculiarities in bilingualism and the methods of teaching the foreign language are crucial in preventing the phenomena of interference.