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Language Choice & Language Learning

By: Bishara Adam

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Language Choice & Language Learning

What are the uses of first language and/or foreign language in the classroom?

Are teachers required to use the first language in the classroom or ought to use the first language in the classroom?

Which language has the greater demand? First Language or Second Language (English)?

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Language Choice

It’s when speakers choose what language to use in diverse social situations in bi or multilingual communities.

When students and teachers share the same mother tongue, they tend to mix or code switch. What do you think is the reason behind this?

Code Switching refers to the use of words and structures from more than one language or linguistic variety by the same speaker within the same speech situation, conversation or utterance.

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First Language Use In Foreign/Second Language Classroom

Why do teachers use first language in foreign/second language classroom?

Lack of confidence and competenceTo developTaskControl disciplineGive feedbackExplaining

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First Language Use In Foreign/Second Language Classroom

Why do teachers use first language in foreign/second language classroom?

TranslationGiving instructionsCheck understandingAttentionTestingFriendly talk

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First Language Use In Foreign/Second Language Classroom

Why do students use first language in foreign/second language classroom?

Asking for helpResponding