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Direct linkHuerta-Macias, Ana; Kephart, Kerrie – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2009
This paper explores the issue of native language (L1) use in adult English-as-a-second-language (ESL) classes, re-examining the belief that use of the students' L1 is detrimental to target language learning. We discuss research that (a) documents language use in several adult ESL classes in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, and (b) presents survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Adult Education, Native Speakers
