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He also invokes (from contrastive analysis): rather than only causing errors, the L1 provides a vast pre-existing system of concepts, discourse patterns, and pragmatics that can be leveraged for learning. Translation is the deliberate act of harnessing transfer. No search for would be complete without addressing
Cook critiques this "monolingual principle" as fundamentally flawed. He posits that adult learners are not children; they possess a fully formed L1 cognitive framework. Attempting to ignore this framework, he argues, forces learners to create a separate, often shallow, mental space for the L2, rather than building a bridge between the two linguistic systems. forces learners to create a separate