Interference and code switching in the English classes of Licence 2 and Licence 3 at the German studies department in Omar Bongo University

Abstract

This research paper deals with the analysis of interference and code switching based on learners experience at Omar Bongo University. Data have been driven from first and second year students in the German studies Department. It comes out from discussion and data interpretation that the contact of English, French and German bring out some cases of interferences which influence the learning of a second language. For the sake of this work, it appears that French and German have a negative impact on the learning of English language.