THE ROLE OF MOTHER TONGUE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
07.12.2022
International Scientific Journal "Science and Innovation". Series B. Volume 1 Issue 8
Abstract. The article is dedicated to the study of various researchers’ viewpoints on the importance of both using and avoiding L1 in English language classroom and explores the advantages of using mother tongue in ELT.
Keywords: target language, L1 interference, vocabulary in context, word-for-word translations, communicative technique, structural differences, limited corpus, interaction, language acquisition.
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