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The Use of First Language in the Second-Language Classroom: A Support for Second Language Acquisition
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Salmona Madriñan, Mara – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2014
This action research project was carried out in order to identify the role of first language in the second-language classroom. This study was conducted in a Colombian international school with an English immersion program for kindergarten students attending their first year of school. The purpose of this study was to identify if the use of the…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Action Research, Language Role