Attitudes of high school students toward mother tongue usage in foreign language classroom

Todorova, Marija and Prodanovska-Poposka, Vesna (2023) Attitudes of high school students toward mother tongue usage in foreign language classroom. Vopitanie - Journal of Educational Sciences Theory and Practice, 18 (1). pp. 62-69. ISSN 1857-8705

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Abstract

This paper sheds light on the students’ opinions and attitudes about the mother tongue (MT) usage in foreign language (FL) classroom. The purpose of the paper is to determine the students’ perception of the MT usage as well as its impact on the learning and the content acquisition process. This research is a continuation and complementary to the research conducted and analyzed in the article published in the international journal “Vospitanie” under the title “Teachers’ perspectives on prevalence of the mother tongue in foreign language teaching”. As for the purposes of this research, a survey was conducted in order to observe the specific attitudes of the students i.e, how they actually experience the foreign language teaching process with and without the mother tongue usage, to highlight the reasons and factors of its use, to determine whether and how often the mother tongue is used and whether it facilitates the FL learning and the content acquisition. The results of this paper conclusively indicate that the MT usage is a common practice that is widely accepted by FL learners, respectively used consciously and planned as an intermediary and auxiliary language. Understanding how the mother tongue can interfere in FL learning and being conscious of its influence during classroom activities, can significantly enhance the acquisition of a second or third foreign language. The results of this research will help improve teaching foreign languages, which will enable easier and more efficient learning and successful acquisition of the foreign language.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Humanities > Languages and literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Philology
Depositing User:	Marija Todorova
Date Deposited:	20 Sep 2023 11:13
Last Modified:	20 Sep 2023 11:13
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/32201

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