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Teachers' Uses of the Target and First Languages in Second and Foreign Language Classrooms

Bibliographic Data

ID24220759
AuthorsMiles Turnbull, Katy Arnett
Year2002
Volume22
Pages204-218
Publication date2002-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Applied Linguistics (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0267-1905 • E-ISSN: 1471-6356
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0267190502000119
OpenAlexW2110045019
LanguageEN
Citations received42

This chapter reviews recent theoretical and empirical literature regarding teachers' uses of the target (TL) and first (L1) languages in second (SL) and foreign (FL) language classrooms. Theoretically, the article explores several issues related to teachers' use of the L1 and the TL in the classroom: exposure to TL input, student motivation, cognitive considerations, code-switching, and appropriate teacher use of the L1. A review of recent discourse analysis studies examines how much, when, and why FL and SL teachers use the L1 and TL in their pedagogy. The article also presents findings from studies that have considered teachers' self-reports and teachers' and learners' beliefs and attitudes regarding the use of the L1 and the TL in FL and SL classrooms. The paper concludes with recommendations for future research.

classroom discourse · Code-switching · Foreign language teaching · learner beliefs · second language teaching · student motivation · target language use · teacher beliefs · teacher self-report · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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Citation span2004 - 2026 (23)
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