First and Second Language Use in Asian EFL

By (author) Ross Forman

Publication date:

16 May 2016

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

210x148mm
6x8"

ISBN-13: 9781783095582

Many Asian education systems discourage or even ban the use of L1 in L2 classrooms – although in fact L1 remains widely used by teachers. Why is L1 use still devalued in this context? By observing classes and interviewing teachers, this book explores three dimensions of L1 use in L2 teaching:

• pedagogy: what teachers actually do, and what they say about it

• the personal: what happens to identity when we ‘perform’ a foreign tongue

• the professional: how textbooks are used, and what is distinctive about the EFL domain.

Acknowledgements

Dedication

Inscription

Preface

Part 1: Overview

1 Introduction: The Author’s Story

2 Language, Learning and Teaching

3 A Case Study in Thailand; Scenes from Classes

Part 2: Pedagogic

4 Bilingual Teacher Talk

5 Intercultural and Intertextual Dimensions

6 Ten Principles of L1 Use

Part 3: Personal

7 Identity and Alterity

8 Language Play

9 Teachers’ Views of L1 and L2 Performance

Part 4: Professional

10 Global Textbooks

11 EFL and ESL Domains

12 Conclusion: Productivity at the Boundaries

Ross Forman offers a comprehensive account of a study on bilingual pedagogy situated in Thailand. The study is theoretically grounded in sociocultural and functional views of language and human meaning-making. It offers a 3D analysis of bilingual pedagogy by connecting it inwards to the dimension of personal lived experience and identity as well as outwards to the profession, offering research-based principles to both teachers and teacher educators. Extremely insightful and highly recommended.