Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: This paper examines a short bilingual episode observed in an English lesson conducted at a Thai university, and documents that teacher's own view on his use of both Thai and English in the classroom.It was found that the teacher employed considerable skill and creativity in making English accessible to this group of low-proficiency learners.Data also highlight the role of the learner's first culture and language in learning a second language, through which the meanings of the second language become embedded in those of the first.Following discussion of this EFL episode, the paper returns to document some strategies for L1 use which have been found to be successful in the Australian ESL context.
Author: Ross G. Forman
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1552202672