Research Article

EFL INSTRUCTORS’ PERSPECTIVES OF L1 USE IN L2 CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY AT BİNGÖL UNIVERSITY

Number: 28 October 30, 2024
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EFL INSTRUCTORS’ PERSPECTIVES OF L1 USE IN L2 CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY AT BİNGÖL UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Language experts, educators, and scholars have long debated using first language (L1) in foreign/second language (L2) classrooms. During the heydays of the Direct Method, also called the Natural Method, which was sequenced by the Audio-lingual method, language scholars and educators strongly rejected L1 use in L2 classrooms. These two methods were an objection to the Grammar Translation Method that allows and facilitates L1 use in L2 classrooms. However, whether L1 use should be welcomed or refrained in L2 classrooms remains an open question. Ten English as a foreign language (EFL) instructors participated in the research. The required data was gathered using a questionnaire, and SPSS 20 was used for analysis. Three of the participants were interviewed in a semi-structured manner to gain a deeper understanding of their perspectives and to strengthen the quantitative data. This study was carried out to understand EFL instructors’ perceptions of using L1 in L2 classrooms who teach both in preparatory classes and at the English language and literature department at Bingöl University, Türkiye. The analyses and interpretations of the data showed that L1 is mostly used for teaching L2 grammar and vocabulary. The study also showed that there are too many contributing factors of L1 use, such as building mutual intelligibility (comprehension), giving clear instructions, setting up a good rapport with students, reducing anxiety, integrating humour into L2 classes, and reprimanding and appraising students.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

English As A Second Language

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

October 27, 2024

Publication Date

October 30, 2024

Submission Date

July 19, 2024

Acceptance Date

October 7, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Number: 28

APA
Geylani, Y. (2024). EFL INSTRUCTORS’ PERSPECTIVES OF L1 USE IN L2 CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY AT BİNGÖL UNIVERSITY. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 28, 468-479. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1518773
AMA
1.Geylani Y. EFL INSTRUCTORS’ PERSPECTIVES OF L1 USE IN L2 CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY AT BİNGÖL UNIVERSITY. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2024;(28):468-479. doi:10.29029/busbed.1518773
Chicago
Geylani, Yahya. 2024. “EFL INSTRUCTORS’ PERSPECTIVES OF L1 USE IN L2 CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY AT BİNGÖL UNIVERSITY”. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 28: 468-79. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1518773.
EndNote
Geylani Y (October 1, 2024) EFL INSTRUCTORS’ PERSPECTIVES OF L1 USE IN L2 CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY AT BİNGÖL UNIVERSITY. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 28 468–479.
IEEE
[1]Y. Geylani, “EFL INSTRUCTORS’ PERSPECTIVES OF L1 USE IN L2 CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY AT BİNGÖL UNIVERSITY”, Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 28, pp. 468–479, Oct. 2024, doi: 10.29029/busbed.1518773.
ISNAD
Geylani, Yahya. “EFL INSTRUCTORS’ PERSPECTIVES OF L1 USE IN L2 CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY AT BİNGÖL UNIVERSITY”. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 28 (October 1, 2024): 468-479. https://doi.org/10.29029/busbed.1518773.
JAMA
1.Geylani Y. EFL INSTRUCTORS’ PERSPECTIVES OF L1 USE IN L2 CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY AT BİNGÖL UNIVERSITY. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2024;:468–479.
MLA
Geylani, Yahya. “EFL INSTRUCTORS’ PERSPECTIVES OF L1 USE IN L2 CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY AT BİNGÖL UNIVERSITY”. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 28, Oct. 2024, pp. 468-79, doi:10.29029/busbed.1518773.
Vancouver
1.Yahya Geylani. EFL INSTRUCTORS’ PERSPECTIVES OF L1 USE IN L2 CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY AT BİNGÖL UNIVERSITY. Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2024 Oct. 1;(28):468-79. doi:10.29029/busbed.1518773

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