The Use of the Mother Tongue and Translation in Foreign Language Instruction
The writer has observed that some EFL Saudi Teachers abuse or overuse the mother tongue and translation in the course of their work. whilst others still maintain that the mother tongue and transla- tion have no place in foreign language instruction. In the light of this problem, the writer endeavour...
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King Saud University
1990-01-01
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| author | Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Abdan |
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| description | The writer has observed that some EFL Saudi Teachers abuse or overuse the mother tongue and translation in the course of their work. whilst others still maintain that the mother tongue and transla- tion have no place in foreign language instruction. In the light of this problem, the writer endeavours to review and discuss the arguments for and against the use of the mother tongue and translation in the foreign language classroom. in an attempt to indicate that there is nothing wrong with this as long as the teacher knows when and how to use them. The writer then provides some general guidelines for the proper use of the mother tongue and translation in foreign language instruction |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b09a429460874f21b2ecfae08d0652332022-12-22T01:41:26ZaraKing Saud UniversityJournal of Islamic Studies1658-63011658-63011990-01-012118The Use of the Mother Tongue and Translation in Foreign Language InstructionAbdulrahman Abdulaziz AbdanThe writer has observed that some EFL Saudi Teachers abuse or overuse the mother tongue and translation in the course of their work. whilst others still maintain that the mother tongue and transla- tion have no place in foreign language instruction. In the light of this problem, the writer endeavours to review and discuss the arguments for and against the use of the mother tongue and translation in the foreign language classroom. in an attempt to indicate that there is nothing wrong with this as long as the teacher knows when and how to use them. The writer then provides some general guidelines for the proper use of the mother tongue and translation in foreign language instructionhttp://jes.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jes.ksu.edu.sa/files/0163.pdfMother TongueForeign LanguageLanguage teaching |
| spellingShingle | Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Abdan The Use of the Mother Tongue and Translation in Foreign Language Instruction Journal of Islamic Studies Mother Tongue Foreign Language Language teaching |
| title | The Use of the Mother Tongue and Translation in Foreign Language Instruction |
| title_full | The Use of the Mother Tongue and Translation in Foreign Language Instruction |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of the Mother Tongue and Translation in Foreign Language Instruction |
| title_short | The Use of the Mother Tongue and Translation in Foreign Language Instruction |
| title_sort | use of the mother tongue and translation in foreign language instruction |
| topic | Mother Tongue Foreign Language Language teaching |
| url | http://jes.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jes.ksu.edu.sa/files/0163.pdf |
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