Behaviorists explained interference by the influence of the source language(s) habits on the target language acquisition (Skinner, 1957; Mitchell et al., 2019) like pronunciation habits, for example, which are difficult to change.
What can you do about it?
How to develop language learning habits:
- How to Develop Effective Language Learning Habits and Routines
- 3 habits of successful language learners
- Language learning habits
- 8 habits of highly effective language learners
- 10 proven ways to turn language learning from a chore to a habit
- Five habits of effective English language learners
- 10 Habits for successful English language learning
- 21 Bad Language Learning Study Habits You Should Avoid
- Learning Languages: Key Principles of Language Learning
- Learner autonomy: what you need to know
References for further reading:
- Hartman, F. R. (1963). A Behavioristic Approach to Communication: A Selective Review of Learning Theory and a Derivation of Postulates. Audio Visual Communication Review, 11(5). http://www.jstor.org/stable/30218492
- Mitchell, R., Myles, F., Marsden, E. (2019). Second language learning theories. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315617046.
- Skinner, B. F. (1957). Verbal behavior. Appleton-Century-Crofts. https:// https://doi.org/10.1037/11256-000