WhilenegativetransferofthenativelinguisticknowledgeinSLAiscloselystudied,otheraspectsofthelearner’snativeknowledgehavebeenignored.Thefollowingisaninvestigationandstudyinthisrespect,revealingthatnegativetransfernoton-lyhappensintheaspectofthelearner’snativelinguisticknowl-edgesuchasthatofthenativegrammaticalrulesandlexicalcon-ception,butalsohappensinaspectsofculturalconventionsandthinkingpatterns.Itisalsofoundthatnegativetransferoflin-guisticknowledgedecreaseswiththelearner’sprogressinstudywhiletheothertwoaspectshavenoobviousdecrease.WithLevel3asacontrolgroup,thispaperconfirmedtheeffectivenessandnecessityinofferingclassesdealingwiththeothertwoaspectsofnegativetransfer.
