Abstract

The present study contains a suitable literature material about linguistic similarities between English and Spanish languages. The linguistic components chosen from both languages to conduct the study research are as follows: 1) Pronunciation. 2) Vocabulary. 3) Grammar. The study contextualizes throughout its collected works data based on alphabetical-phonology, wordlist-cognates, adjectives-adverbs-verbs-patterns as well as an oriented-methodology. At present, there is a need to continue making available methodology-inputs and learning materials to support the acquisition of Spanish as Second Foreign Language (ELE). Therefore, the research article aimed to provide a manuscript through which Spanish/English bilingual Spanish language teachers and English speaking learners of Spanish know about language analogies and the advantages of doing so to enhance and empower cognitive domains and language competences regarding to the target language.

Highlights

  • English and Spanish, these two European languages which originated from the Latin, have many things in common to share when it comes to similarities

  • There are several methods to teach and learn foreign languages, specially methods related to the language references which have been pointed out in this research article; this study has considered to provide a method which has been used in Spanish language classes conducted at Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia with favorable results

  • This study has conducted close observations based on the wide percentage of linguistic pattern similarities between English language and Spanish language as shown in the literary-content of this research article

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Summary

A Study Conception about Language Similarities

Faculty of Applied Communication (FAC), Multimedia University, Selangor, Malaysia. How to cite this paper: Rivera, J. Open Journal of Modern Linguistics, 9, 47-58.

Introduction
Alphabet Letters-Analogue Designs
Consonant and Vowel Inputs
Vocabulary Parallel Designs
Grammar-Matching Designs
Syntax and Semantic Structure
Aim of the Study
Study Oriented-Methodology
Results and Discussion
10. Conclusion
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