Should teachers use VietNamese in teaching listening & speaking skills to students at elementary english proficiency? case study at An Giang University)

Tóm tắt

Using learners’ L1 (first language/ mother tongue) in a language classroom is a controversial discussion among language teachers and educators. Actually, while many educators believe L1 can facilitate learners’ acquisition of L2 (a second language) or a foreign language, others reject this notion for their belief that L1 can bring more harm than benefits to learners’ language acquisition. In this article, the researcher discusses the advantages and drawbacks of using L1 (Vietnamese) in teaching English, and proposes the solutions to increase the effectiveness of L1 that help teaching to gain the best results, indicates the percentages of using L1 that teachers applied could satisfy students’ requirements when learning English listening and speaking skills at the elementary level at An Giang University (AGU).