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Gabrielatos,
C. (2001). L1 use in ELT: Not a skeleton, but a bone of contention. A
response to Prodromou. Bridges 6, 33-35. |
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Gabrielatos,
C. (2001). L1 use in ELT: Not a skeleton, but a bone of contention. A
response to Prodromou. TESOL Greece Newsletter 70, 6-9. |
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These are two slightly
different responses to two different versions of Luke Prodromou’s
article ‘From mother tongue to other tongue’ published
in Bridges 5, January 2001 (click
on the icon to read the article), and TESOL
Greece Newsletter, 67, September 2000 (not available online). |
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Abstract The use of L1 in foreign language teaching has been a
bone of contention for over two centuries. Unfortunately, the arguments
raised for and against its use seem to have been politically motivated, have
made no effective use of learning context, and have failed to use relevant
frameworks in linguistics and applied linguistics. |
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Key words L1,
mother tongue, first language, interlanguage, appropriation, English language
teaching, EFL, ELT, TESOL, language teaching methodology, linguistics, applied
linguistics. |
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Related articles by the same author |
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Gabrielatos, C.
(2003). How much is that methodology in the window? ESL MiniConference, February 2003. |
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Gabrielatos, C. (2002). Shopping at
the ELT supermarket: Principled decisions and practices. ERIC, ED478747. |
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Gabrielatos, C. (1998). Translation
impossibilities: Problems and opportunities for TEFL. TESOL Greece Newsletter 60, 21-24. |
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Edited online discussion on the same topic |
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Using the first language in second language
instruction: If, when, why and how much? TESL-EJ
5(4), Karen Stanley (ed.), March 2002. |
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If you know of any related publications or discussions
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