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@article{citeulike:6057903, abstract = {The role of the mother tongue in monolingual classes is a topic which is often ignored in discussions of methodology and in teacher training. In this article I suggest some of the reasons for this neglect and describe a variety of applications of the learners' first language (L1) in the classroom, with particular reference to the role which activities based on translation can play in fluency development I contend that the potential of the mother tongue as a classroom resource is so great that its role should merit considerable attention and discussion in any attempt to develop a postcommunicative' approach to TEFL for adolescents and adults. 10.1093/elt/41.4.241}, author = {Atkinson, David}, citeulike-article-id = {6057903}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/elt/41.4.241}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://eltj.oxfordjournals.org/content/41/4/241.abstract}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://eltj.oxfordjournals.org/content/41/4/241.full.pdf}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1093/elt/41.4.241}, journal = {ELT J}, keywords = {classroom, in, l1, l2}, month = {October}, number = {4}, pages = {241--247}, posted-at = {2009-11-03 01:13:22}, priority = {2}, title = {The mother tongue in the classroom: a neglected resource?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/elt/41.4.241}, volume = {41}, year = {1987} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6057903 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6057903 N2 - The role of the mother tongue in monolingual classes is a topic which is often ignored in discussions of methodology and in teacher training. In this article I suggest some of the reasons for this neglect and describe a variety of applications of the learners' first language (L1) in the classroom, with particular reference to the role which activities based on translation can play in fluency development I contend that the potential of the mother tongue as a classroom resource is so great that its role should merit considerable attention and discussion in any attempt to develop a postcommunicative' approach to TEFL for adolescents and adults. 10.1093/elt/41.4.241 IS - 4 JF - ELT J EP - 247 TI - The mother tongue in the classroom: a neglected resource? VL - 41 SP - 241 KW - classroom KW - in KW - l1 KW - l2 AU - Atkinson, David PY - 1987/10/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/elt/41.4.241 ER -