The Role of the First Language (L1) in Second Language Acquisition (SLA)

Second Language Acquisition
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– Ellis outlines the role of the L1 in SLA. From your experience as a language learner or teacher, do you think that learners are aware of the influence their L1 may have in L2 learning – either positive or negative? Relate your observations to the evidence in the chapter. The crux of this article is the Morphological Congruency Hypothesis. Briefly explain the hypothesis. Explain this study’s contribution to the hypothesis. With two languages you are familiar with, relate the hypothesis to morphemes in these languages, and explain your experiences/observations about their acquisition. Use specifics from the chapter to support your assertions. 
The Role of the L1 in SLA
The First language (L1) influences second language acquisition as one may rely on the same grammatical form in two languages, even when this is different from what native speakers use (Ellis, 2015). The author pointed out that the idea of language interference and transfer influences the acquisition and depending on how languages interact this can affect the process of language acquisition. When the grammatical morphemes are present in both the target and native language it is easier to learn the new language, compared to when it is only present in the target language (Jiang, Novokshanova, Masuda & ...