Xuemin Zhu

Xuemin Zhu

27 Feb. 2023

EFL classrooms, L1, L2, Different perspectives, Monolingual approach, Necessity for the use of L1 in EFL classrooms.

The importance of use of L1 (First Language, or mother tongue) in the EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classroom has long been an extensively studied issue in L2 (Second Language) teaching, and the presence of L1 in the EFL classroom is not new in the L2 teaching and learning history. Thus the correlation between L1 and L2 is indisputable. Accordingly, the use of L1 demands appropriate consideration not only because of its immediate and salient effect in EFL classrooms but also because of its significance of helping the learners sift information and improve efficiency in L2 learning.

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