First Language Interference in Acquiring Korean as a Foreign Language for Uzbek Speaking Students

Abstract

Acquiring languages is important aspect in human life. When a foreign language is acquired there can be observed first language interference and this process is also known as a first language transfer. This article brings types of interference in acquiring Korean as a foreign language by Uzbek speaking learners of Korean. In the process of learning Korean by Uzbek learners there are observed interference of the first or Uzbek language in the following features; phonetic, phonological interference, orthographic interference, grammar interference, lexical interference, semantic interference, stylistic interference. In this article we try to analyze the above types of interferences with the examples.