Mapping Student and Lecturer Perspectives: Use of L1 in a CLIL-oriented context

The aim of this paper is to describe action research conducted with lecturers who teach non-language subjects through English and their respective students at San Jorge University (USJ). The lecturers attended an introductory to teach through English following the CLIL approach (Content and Language...

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Autor: Nashaat-Sobhy, Nashwa|||0000-0002-8508-5650
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/203739
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/203739
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CLIL
Lecturer and student opinions
Classroom action research
Professional development
First language (L1)
Additional/foreign language (L2)
Subject-specific content
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Sumario:The aim of this paper is to describe action research conducted with lecturers who teach non-language subjects through English and their respective students at San Jorge University (USJ). The lecturers attended an introductory to teach through English following the CLIL approach (Content and Language Integrated Learning¿CLIL). To further adapt this course to the lectures` needs and resolve issues related to the use of the students` mother tongue (L1), the author surveyed the opinions of both the lecturers` and their respective students on in regards to using Spanish in the CLIL classroom, especially when new terms are presented. The answers were compiled into themes that show both groups` overall agreement to the conditioned importance of L1. The themes were: 1) reasons for using Spanish; 2) pros of using English only; 3) the use of L1 as an indicator of competence in the target foreign language (L2); 4) what students value in CLIL teaching practices. The outcomes bring into focus what students prefer and value with regards to using L1 and L2 in the CLIL classroom.