【正确答案】Transfer refers to the fact that the native language plays important roles in the course of second language acquisition. It is the psychological process whereby prior learning is carried over into a new learning situation, or the influence resulting from the similarities and differences between the target language and any other language that has been previously (and perhaps imperfectly) acquired. For example, the students' learned knowledge and skills in the native language can be transfen-ed to the second or foreign language.

【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查迁移的定义，考生也应了解正、负迁移、错误分析等二语习得中的重要概念。