English language instructors’ beliefs about the role of L1 in English language development and formal instruction in Croatia: A survey
Current understanding of second language acquisition processes is based on the position that second language learners rely and depend on their L1 as well as on all of their language-related experience. This paper presents results of a questionnaire study aimed to explore Croatian EFL instructors’ be...
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| description | Current understanding of second language acquisition processes is based on the position that second language learners rely and depend on their L1 as well as on all of their language-related experience. This paper presents results of a questionnaire study aimed to explore Croatian EFL instructors’ beliefs about the role of L1 in English language development and formal instruction. Data was further analysed in order to explore variables most likely to impact instructors’ belief systems (participants’ age and academic degree, students’ language level, learning setting). The findings point to a lack of professional consensus with regard to L1 use which is discussed and followed by practical implications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-45c9f98d66e147e98e9213de0c53b8252025-01-31T08:34:31ZengSciendoExELL (Explorations in English Language and Linguistics)2303-48582017-12-01529512110.2478/exell-2019-0002exell-2019-0002English language instructors’ beliefs about the role of L1 in English language development and formal instruction in Croatia: A surveyErk Mirna0Faculty of Education, University of OsijekCurrent understanding of second language acquisition processes is based on the position that second language learners rely and depend on their L1 as well as on all of their language-related experience. This paper presents results of a questionnaire study aimed to explore Croatian EFL instructors’ beliefs about the role of L1 in English language development and formal instruction. Data was further analysed in order to explore variables most likely to impact instructors’ belief systems (participants’ age and academic degree, students’ language level, learning setting). The findings point to a lack of professional consensus with regard to L1 use which is discussed and followed by practical implications.https://doi.org/10.2478/exell-2019-0002foreign language instructorsefl developmentl1 rolefl instruction |
| spellingShingle | Erk Mirna English language instructors’ beliefs about the role of L1 in English language development and formal instruction in Croatia: A survey ExELL (Explorations in English Language and Linguistics) foreign language instructors efl development l1 role fl instruction |
| title | English language instructors’ beliefs about the role of L1 in English language development and formal instruction in Croatia: A survey |
| title_full | English language instructors’ beliefs about the role of L1 in English language development and formal instruction in Croatia: A survey |
| title_fullStr | English language instructors’ beliefs about the role of L1 in English language development and formal instruction in Croatia: A survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | English language instructors’ beliefs about the role of L1 in English language development and formal instruction in Croatia: A survey |
| title_short | English language instructors’ beliefs about the role of L1 in English language development and formal instruction in Croatia: A survey |
| title_sort | english language instructors beliefs about the role of l1 in english language development and formal instruction in croatia a survey |
| topic | foreign language instructors efl development l1 role fl instruction |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/exell-2019-0002 |
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