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First and Second Language Use in English Medium Instruction Contexts
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Macaro, Ernesto; Tian, Lili; Chu, Lingmin – Language Teaching Research, 2020
Although there is a wealth of research on the use of the first language (L1) in English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms, there is as yet very little research of this kind in classrooms where the prime pedagogical objective is to teach academic content through English as a second language (English medium instruction; EMI). It is important to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Teacher Language Background, Codeswitching, and English-Only Instruction: Does Age Make a Difference to Learners' Attitudes?
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Macaro, Ernesto; Lee, Jang Ho – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2013
Using research data on teacher codeswitching in South Korea, this article investigates the attitudes and perceptions among Korean learners of English as a foreign language towards English-only instruction as opposed to instruction which contains some switching to the learners' first language. The study was in part operationalized by exploring…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Questionnaires
Comparing the Effect of Teacher Codeswitching with English-Only Explanations on the Vocabulary Acquisition of Chinese University Students: A Lexical Focus-on-Form Study
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Tian, Lili; Macaro, Ernesto – Language Teaching Research, 2012
This study investigated the effect of teacher codeswitching on second language (L2) vocabulary acquisition during listening comprehension activities in a lexical Focus-on-Form context. To date there has been research on teacher beliefs about first language (L1) use, its functions and its distribution in the interaction, but little on its effect on…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), College Second Language Programs, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers