I Guess I Do, But I shouldn't. A study of teachers' beliefs and practices about L1 use in the Norwegian ESL classroom
Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This study investigates English teachers' beliefs and practices in regards to L1/L2 use in the Norwegian ESL classroom. This was examined by conducting teacher interviews, classroom observations and a student questionnaire. Three teachers and their students, representing 8th, 9th and 10 grade in the lower secondary school participated in the study. The results from the study show that all the teachers in this study used their L1 to some degree in their teaching. Additionally, their main reasons for code-switching were found to be for the purpose of ensuring student comprehension and to come across as genuine and sincere in the classroom. It was also found that the teachers were to some degree unaware of their own use of the L1 in the classroom.
Author: Karoline Hofseth Rye
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2255837563