role of mother tongue in teaching english as second language

Influence of mother tongue on academic performance of student studying English as a second language. “The moment we hear a new language, all of a sudden we hear a stream of sounds and don’t know where the words begin or end,” Tremblay said. �#��0��͋��b�"�Vs��8�اc��}�#��,� International Journal of Research (IJR) Vol-1, Issue-11 December 2014 ISSN 2348-6848 op P a g e | 572 Role of Mother Tongue in Second Language Learning Dr. Manoj Kumar Yadav learning second language or foreign language. 0000003278 00000 n Even though the school has changed the curriculum during the past two years, due to the importance of developing the mother tongue from the “For English speakers, the differences between English stress and French prominence are so salient that it ought to be obvious and they ought to readjust their system,” Tremblay said. H�\S�z�0|��~ Sample 2 was based on a personal encounter Student 2 had during a 15 week-immersion in an English … • English is the second language in India. For second language learners, some cues are easier to pick up than others, such as which consonants are common in starting and ending words. 4.1.1 Contexts for language learning and learning through language 66 4.1.2 Background information on Khayelitsha 68 4.1.3 UNESCO’s 1953 recommendation and mother tongue education 70 4.1.4 Mother tongue education, bilingual education and multilingual H�d��0��`�A�,CB�&msd`v�� ֋��]l�e��N�K�Z��_��,XSî��:�E�� :�:g�=Z ��J9�{�=?��3V��3�~��N�R �m+:��l�P��Ļw��E��D��؊�!�W�:��׳�tuJ�~=�׃�䌼S�H��8x� ��[//�^ �*N�q�=�g��^�c��\��K��x�. The idea of using mother tongue (MT) in English Language Teaching (ELT) classrooms is not something new to the critics concerning with the beneficial or non-beneficial sides of it. H�\R�n�0��MR�-]�$��mP=4=��f#� EU��wI�yA E�vvfg$�� #0�">� This paper reports on diffe rent views and methods in teaching English throughout the history and tries to find ou t what is the role of mother tongue in foreign language teaching. When dealing with abstract vocabulary using the association of ideas is recommended… 0000001315 00000 n (Bolinger, 1968). Subjects were eighth grade students who had acquired a Heritage Language at home and who had enrolled in an English‐medium programme up to grade 4. Mother tongue influences which affect Second Language Learning. The Bilingual Approach: The monolingual approach had been criticized by some learners, researcher and teachers as they believe that first language can play an important role in second language or foreign language learning. �-�c�ٛu8��͉]��d�qW);��]��h�{��¿�(k��Wn�t7&jn�pҨ?e5^�w��7�" �7>��-kxw��yt�R��V� 1.1. Teaching the foundational skills (early literacy and numeracy) and critical thinking in a language … vf �u�5��\Co��An5Z�ûi�i��a!%c b�Q��D�U�U��GHV�\&��,�q�'(��VB��4��#ғ� V�� Ce��~��#��%��a��O-C�?Q��M�tԝ�C� x��o�s@Jv>T 'Mother Tongue Materials and Second Language Literacy' (ELT Journal, 37/4 : 312-318) Brumfit, C. 1980. 56 0 obj <> endobj xref 56 16 0000000016 00000 n It has to be computed. 4.1. She also is studying how adaptive adult learners are in acquiring these new speech cues. "*�M�%))�&�yZ��"��K MRt�@�M�>n0��-7a��Zz��!XQwBt�u�UX|��/��n ��/t��-��IP�3��'��]�Ϭʇ0D�fu$o:��LZ�CE 4.7.1.1 Perceived practical benefits 93 . In these examples, the foreign language is a medium through which the students explore their own culture, using the mother-tongue as a bridge towards English. This idea has been a … Qlj��l�� eۙ^B��$��4��=�n"��h�R�!y�V犯O� Y��,�d��Z�8��g(��ע�A�1+[� &�$q��P?�ӏ�8Cuy�t�OG�C�m #@��e��>��G^��s~yȯ?-=��PyԎ,�Nûrd��j��at��ot�7Ix�-�/�#)Mp�w�ع�G�w�P��LQ��zy��`�$i�d�G�ha�Ϫ�W5^��m��+�2��$�+�P��$� ��ц�j��:��m�@t��ڝd��2'�(D��5��K�x�(�H�79)~��`��2��6��ꗄ*�5� i�xZ��n�ZY%)7��Լ[ێ�|�>�H��P��g'�$$��)O��hٷy��P.��Fth1�oƆ=�9�� D�� R� endstream endobj 69 0 obj <>stream Background to the Study The English languages acquire the status of second language … H�|RK��0=�܁�I150)��EWYf�H��B&=��EN?�vR�(��$��XƎ�:��W�Pk(��||�v8�y:9>��X��a��X��6P�i6��.3Y�&j�,Nf�k��~��F�W��pW��`I*5��/ZY�0h!�eU� �\t�M�eW�5Q�UQ�vC��?�i]-��rk�� 0000000800 00000 n ]ꜚ9�I��Fv��6��NN D�"Wԏ�� =/�� c+��i*8Z��9�2�a4B�T��#E�}�u��$>�ͮc`ˁ� Z �y�V,/WQ�먜L�q��7c|F6:GÈ��b�EJ]�ȏ�1�1��K��F��Ð��8��j��d�v�u��;,[n�pY�;I�Gb�Uu��3�;?neCfrՐ�g�]r�L��fNe�I弱=�9�h׳H��ԭ%��n*Z��-�#��Ҙ�"��%��E�h��G��vm42��b�z��[J� �/��%0��H~,ד�/\��n ��w�? Ultimately, mother tongue … (Pergamon) Duff. Learning of the target language can be facilitated by making use of learners' linguistic knowledge in mother tongue." �l[( *��|��ށ>� WbN�/E g�U �TK�_`0��˕Z_`��'4x[��4@��3t��i�z�C��!��}�ǂ��m=�/,0��^2}��*��}�OYz@��wא�P�dj��e&V\^f��qǅox{_Aƨ��z=��Su+mgm��%�x{��\��&�.��_��ֵ��v��;V��Qp�kA�U�,+��I��"��&�-�@�h6i�-�-��դ� ��Z'o��n��rQh7L��cmƱP"��'O�,�«`�u��t� ��M�3��o��x߲�N�FN�ָA[�#or�G]�׍K��`��io2�m��k@�x f�Ru|��ڧ��si�e�y�q��Y�6�lпϟ�� Z�,� endstream endobj 67 0 obj <>stream It discusses both content in favour of use of mother tongue and content against the use of mother tongue among other issues. Sample 2: negative tag question. 0000000616 00000 n In this study, the target populations were students and English teachers from public day secondary schools in Gatundu. SLA research has to take into account the reality of the English language classroom on a global scale. One is to review the stances of language-oriented theorists, who are practicing foreign/second-language teachers and learners from various parts of the world, regarding the long-standing controversy over whether or not the learner’s mother tongue plays a positive role in the foreign/second-language learning-teaching context. Researchers studied English Second Language learners to find why they were met with repeated failures in teaching of English … The various views are reflections on the methodology changes in English language teaching, which have in such way brought different perspectives on the role of mother tongue. 0000001110 00000 n Interactive virtual event for language learners Dec. 2-3, Event: Bilingual English & Spanish Free Webinar on U.S. Voting//Mesa Redonda…, Conversations with Experts in Multilingualism, Multinational Call to Invest in Language Education, Elite Language Students Focus on Community Service, ASL Interpreter Signs at White House Briefing for First Time, Study Shows Brain’s Innate Capacity for Reading, Five Million Assessments Reveal COVID Educational Slide, Avant Integrates Test Data and Expands Proctoring, Smart Entertainment for Preschoolers in Spanish, TESOL’s ‘Quick Guide’ to the 6 Principles, Monday Deadline for Comments on Proposed Student Visa Restrictions, Online-Only International Students Must Leave US, Paul Simon Study Abroad Act Reintroduced to House, Keep calm & communicate: COVID-19 Resources for Successful Remote Education, How COVID-19 is Reshaping Translation & Interpretation, ‘Quarantine’ is Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2020. “Even if we know words from the second language and can recognize them in isolation, we may not be able to locate these words in continuous speech, because a variety of processes affect how words are realized in context.”. Its aim is to compare opinions “The mother tongue is never, never used. among ELT practitioners. There is no translation“ (Mora)1. Problems and principles in English Teaching. This right is, however, qualified by the consideration of reasonable practicability, which is defined in the Language in Education Policy of 1997 as occurring when 40 learners in a particular grade in a primary school, or 35 learners in a particular grade in a secondary school, demand to be taught in their mother tongue. The effectiveness of a mother tongue based education to improve learning outcomes and second language acquisition in public primary schools of Zone 3, Mauritius Preeya Daby University of Leicester Abstract If Blommaert (2012) enumerates the richness of multilingualism in … 0000006221 00000 n It discusses both content in favour of use of mother tongue and content against the use of mother tongue among other issues. Despite all the claims about the existence of a critical period for language learning, the speech processing system is actually very flexible; it might just take a long time to completely override the effects of the native language,” Tremblay said. 0000001213 00000 n learning and teaching the foreign language. began to explore the role of mother tongue in second language learning. The role of mother tongue in second language learning has been the subject of much debate and controversy. Inspired by his research, this study aims to address the problem of low proficiency learners in Malaysian secondary government school. In the case of the mother tongue, the child learns it easily, due to the favourable environment and by the great amount of exposure to the language. A new study is exploring how a person’s native language can influence the way the brain processes auditory words in a second language. (��K�{�ݱ�/�l�%��k� ��-��7H��z�n�)�xN��z`�:]��6��$��k��Ε7mۊ-o$P��P�9��"ꪎ��?u� �Z Most current research suggests that learners entering school are able to learn best through their mother tongue, and that a second language (such as English) is more easily acquired if the learner already has … Children are not always provided with support to learn their mother tongue; Schools can reduce the difference in attainment between native children and children without the language of instruction as they progress through their education. G Hd �]զ^�2��Qe��R�!�Sug�D�*��e�4��g��aoƉ��K�r�Rw��4�ܚak�E��,�Ӆ��kB��Iu��Z��*;��^�G!�jN>κ|�5_;�.�Tz�5��v��:z��o[(��u��8f��e��3'4G5}q��ŇZ&&q�C��yu[P�G&!�j*��睪B�{d>+��|��0 In this study, the target populations were students and English … And this is where second language learners struggle,” Tremblay said. 4.7.1.4 Divisive nature of mother tongue instruction 100 Teach the learners how to use it by looking, covering, saying and checking. Most English language teachers worldwide Therefore, it is very important that parents speak their mother tongue at home. In fact, the longer a native French speaker lived in the U.S., the worse they did at using the cues from their native language. ��u�@��i� �xDB*y9.ar��xZL|��U�w�n"��b��G^�� -'VO&��[+� They looked mother tongue as beneficial tool to teach a foreign language. You do not have to re-teach this in English. This paper has a two-fold purpose. But in French the opposite is true; prominent syllables tend to be at the end of words. ��x��0yl��ZY8��S�F��c� %PDF-1.6 %�� Researchers studied English Second Language learners to find why they were met with repeated failures in teaching of English to adults. In the In the same way, learners automatically transfer knowledge acquired in one language to another language as soon as they have learned sufficient vocabulary in the new language. 0000005689 00000 n learning second language or foreign language. This study will replicate the research done by Liu (2008) to investigate the role of L1 in L2 vocabulary learning. When challenged they find it difficult to how first language affects second language. H�|Wێܸ��?�)=m]��@b{ v6p��b��^��F��II��l��Ud]N�:�� l��ǌ�чb��y��m�h��/��׏��w�L/�?��v�e��O�/�_�b�";�r�-V[�j�'�l�ǹ [|c�O��s�gO�E�oW�Λ��'��$�Ǖ�}��[�;�[�ϊwO��E\ƛwEF�~}Z��g��ẻ��:�;�u<5��k��Zn2�Ϣ�3 A new study is exploring how a person’s native language can influence the way the brain processes auditory words in a second language. The research group continues to collect data and plans to include native Dutch speakers who speak French. Foreign language • Foreign language refers to a language … Role of Mother Tongue in Teaching English as a Second Language to Tamil Students (Special Reference to Undergraduates of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka) 442 Chart - B The post-test result of the … Most teachers feel that the use of L1 should be minimized and they feel guilty if they use it a lot. Parents can support their children's second and foreign language learning by using mother tongue diversely, reading and telling stories. The term of language transfer is first put forward by Robert Lado (1957) based on the theory of behaviorism: Individuals tend to transfer the forms and meanings of their native language to the foreign language both productively Using the mother tongue, we have (1) learnt to think, (2) learnt to communicate and (3) acquired an intuitive understanding of grammar. In addition,…show more content…. INTRODUCTION. 4.2. �߁��\�a�-�iw�� o�g�?⠟(��GX{��o3�p#��5J)�y��|�OD& �J ��Ulڋ�m{�J�tE��/��Bʒ��,m?hwMu�4n��S��l��N��h�h��p�uI,ݛ�!�֫�a��vV�=*jA. With repeated failures in teaching and second language acquisition, the role of tongue! Is studying how adaptive adult learners are in acquiring these new speech cues language literacy ' ( Journal... Ca 90265, ©2020 language Magazine All Rights Reserved and how long the participant focuses on each word difference Korean! 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