The learner’s own language

• Authors: Philip Kerr
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The learner’s own language (commonly referred to as ‘L1’ or ‘first language’) has been neglected as a resource in the learning of another language and, in some contexts, it has been banned altogether. The arguments in favour of own-language exclusion are not supported by research and the policy is not followed by a majority of teachers. A reconsideration of these arguments and an awareness of practical suggestions for drawing on the learners’ own language as a resource for learning may help language teachers to enrich their repertoire of teaching techniques and activities.

Keywords

EN

own language; L1; translation

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: ExELL
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-7

Dates

published

2015-10-01

received

2015-10-02

accepted

2016-02-14

online

2016-10-08

Contributors

author

Philip Kerr

• Freelance,

Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/exell-2016-0007