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The Use Of The Mother Tongue In Saudi EFL Classrooms
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The issue of including or excluding the learner’s mother tongue in the EFL classroom has been the subject of ongoing discussion and controversy for a long time. This paper attempts to investigate the use of native Arabic in English classes at two Saudi technical colleges. The main objectives were to examine the purpose o L1 use and the attitudes of Saudi teachers and students towards the role of Arabic in the EFL classroom. Data were collected through two different types of questionnaires. Results indicated that the use of Arabic (L1) was for clarification purposes and that a balanced and judicious use of L1 in the EFL classroom by both teachers and students can be useful in the language learning process and may even be essential to increase learners’ comprehension.
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“The study revealed that the majority of students (61%) and teachers (69%) believe that Arabic should be used in the English classroom for various purposes, such as explaining grammatical rules, introducing new vocabulary and giving exam instructions.”
From Factors Underlying Low Achievement of Saudi EFL Learners (2016) · cites this paper as Alshammari (2011)
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- Authors
- Alshammari, M. M.
- Affiliations
- Islamic University of Madinah (SA)
- Corresponding author
- Alshammari, Marzook M.
- Venue
- Journal of International Education Research (JIER)
- Publisher
- Clute Institute
- Published
- 2011-09-29
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 95-102
- ISSN
- 2158-0979 (ISSN-L)
- 2158-0987
- OpenAlex
- W1609240911
- Cited by
- 78
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 18.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of International Education Research (JIER) (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Multilingual Education and Policy
- Keywords
- mother tongue use, clarification, teacher attitudes, student attitudes, technical colleges, Saudi EFL learners, language comprehension
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