An Analysis of Instructors' Perspectives to First Language (L1) Use in Monolingual Japanese University Contexts

Autor/in	Chichon, Jagon P.
Titel	An Analysis of Instructors' Perspectives to First Language (L1) Use in Monolingual Japanese University Contexts
Quelle	In: Journal of English as an International Language, 13 (2018) 2, S.100-121 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1718-2298
Schlagwörter	Native Language; Second Language Learning; Teacher Attitudes; Language Proficiency; Teaching Experience; Public Schools; Course Content; Learning Motivation; Foreign Countries; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; College Faculty; Language Usage; Scaffolding (Teaching Technique); Teaching Methods; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Lehrerverhalten; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Kursprogramm; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Ausland; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Fakultät; Sprachgebrauch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	A multi-method approach was used to understand the attitudes of English Language Teachers working in universities in Japan to first language use (L1) in the second language (L2) classroom. Findings indicate that instructors recognise the benefits of the L1 and have awareness of current empirical findings, though, their approach is highly dependent on contextual factors such as the maturity and motivation of learners, learner proficiency and the complexity of content. Prior teaching experience in the Japanese public school system also had a significant effect on their present state suggesting teachers' attitudes are in part driven by the realities of their present and past contexts. The study concludes by suggesting strategies for utilising the L1 in a more systematic manner to maintain engagement levels and scaffold content. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01