English in the TEFL Classroom

Should English be permitted in the TEFL Classroom

The issue of whether or not to use the mother-tongue in the English language classroom is

extremely complex.

The mother tongue may be useful in the procedural stages of a class, for example:

setting up pair and group work; sorting out an activity which is clearly not working;

checking comprehension.

The bilingual teachers are however in a position to facilitate students’ progress by using the mother tongue as a classroom

resource.

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