First Language Use in Second and Foreign Language Learning
Author | : Miles Turnbull |
Publisher | : Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2009-08-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781847697684 |
ISBN-13 | : 1847697682 |
Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Download or read book First Language Use in Second and Foreign Language Learning written by Miles Turnbull and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2009-08-24 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers fresh perspectives on a controversial issue in applied linguistics and language teaching by focusing on the use of the first language in communicative or immersion-type classrooms. It includes new work by both new and established scholars in educational scholarship, second language acquisition, and sociolinguistics, as well as in a variety of languages, countries, and educational contexts. Through its focus at the intersection of theory, practice, curriculum and policy, the book demands a reconceptualization of code-switching as something that both proficient and aspiring bilinguals do naturally, and as a practice that is inherently linked with bilingual code-switching.