Contribution of Bilingualism in Language Teaching

Autor/in	Sipra, Muhammad Aslam
Titel	Contribution of Bilingualism in Language Teaching
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 6 (2013) 1, S.56-66 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Bilingualism; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Questionnaires; Semi Structured Interviews; Role; Qualitative Research; Native Language; Foreign Countries; Communicative Competence (Languages); College Students; College Faculty; Language Attitudes; Language Teachers; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Observation; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingualismus; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Fragebogen; Rollen; Qualitative Forschung; Ausland; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Collegestudent; Fakultät; Sprachverhalten; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Beobachtung; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This study is an investigation into the contribution of the use of bilingualism as an aid in learning/teaching English as a foreign language and bilingualism in EFL classroom does not reduce students' communicative abilities but in effect can assist in teaching and learning process. The study employed a qualitative, interpretive research design involving questionnaires, classroom observations and semi-structured interviews. The data part analyzed the students and the teachers' expressed responses and beliefs about the role of bilingualism in EFL classes. The findings of the study in general are that bilingualism as a resource in teaching facilitates in learning L2 and helps make more people acknowledge the contribution of bilingualism in EFL classes. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01