First Language and Target Language in the Foreign Language Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Littlewood, William; Yu, Baohua
Titel	First Language and Target Language in the Foreign Language Classroom
Quelle	In: Language Teaching, 44 (2011) 1, S.64-77 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0261-4448
DOI	10.1017/S0261444809990310
Schlagwörter	Native Language; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language of Instruction; Language Usage; Teacher Attitudes; Guidelines; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Sprachgebrauch; Lehrerverhalten; Richtlinien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	For many decades, foreign language teaching has been dominated by the principle that teachers should use only the target language (TL) and avoid using the mother tongue (L1) except as a last resort. However, reports show that teachers make extensive use of the L1. This paper illustrates this discrepancy and considers some main reasons for it. It suggests a framework of principles for balancing L1 and TL use in the classroom. Finally, it reviews some strategies available to teachers who wish to make maximal use of the TL without denying the potential of the L1 to support foreign language learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10