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Littlewood, William; Shufang, Wang – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2022
An enduring contribution of Richards Sparks' work has been his exploration of the relationship between a learner's first language (L1) and a language that he or she learns subsequently (L2). The present paper considers that relationship from the perspective of learners and teachers of a 'foreign' language in classroom settings. The paper first…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Role, Second Language Learning, Language Teachers