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 translation have no place in foreign language instruction. In the light of this problem, the writer endeavours...

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Main Author:	Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Abdan
Format:	Article
Language:	Arabic
Published:	King Saud University 1990-01-01
Series:	Journal of Educational Sciences
Subjects:	Mother Tongue Foreign Language Language teaching
Online Access:	https://jes.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jes.ksu.edu.sa/files/v2n11990-e2.pdf

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spelling	doaj-9f0fd508036b43589184453e6db1114a2020-11-24T21:40:07ZaraKing Saud UniversityJournal of Educational Sciences1658-78631658-76771990-01-012118The 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 translation 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.https://jes.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jes.ksu.edu.sa/files/v2n11990-e2.pdfMother TongueForeign LanguageLanguage teaching
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title	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_full	The Use of the Mother Tongue and Translation in Foreign Language Instruction
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publisher	King Saud University
series	Journal of Educational Sciences
issn	1658-7863 1658-7677
publishDate	1990-01-01
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 translation 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.
topic	Mother Tongue Foreign Language Language teaching
url	https://jes.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jes.ksu.edu.sa/files/v2n11990-e2.pdf
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The Use of the Mother Tongue and Translation in Foreign Language Instruction

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