First Language Use in Second and Foreign Language Learning

Published by Multilingual Matters 2009

First Language Use in Second and Foreign Language Learning

Edited by: Miles Turnbull and Jennifer Dailey-O'Cain

In the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847691972

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About this book

This book focuses on the use of the L1 in communicative or immersion-type classrooms. Through the intersection of theory, practice, curriculum and policy, the book calls for a reconceptualization of codeswitching as something that is inherently linked with bilingual codeswitching and something that proficient and aspiring bilinguals do naturally.

Author / Editor information

Turnbull Miles :

MILES TURNBULL is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Prince Edward Island. He is Coordinator of Graduate Programs and works in the pre-service program in French second language teaching, as Coordinator of the Bachelor of Education- French Education. His research has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Canadian Heritage, The Education and Quality Assurance Office of Ontario, and the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers. In 2006, he was named research scholar in residence in official languages funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage.Dailey-O'Cain Jennifer :

JENNIFER DAILEY-O'CAIN is an Associate Professor of German and Applied Linguistics at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Alongside her work on code-switching in the classroom, her research also includes work in language, migration and identity in both Germany and German-speaking Canada, and language attitudes in post-unification Germany. Major recent publications include articles in the Modern Language Journal, the International Journal of Bilingualism, the Canadian Modern Language Review and the Journal of Sociolinguistics.

MILES TURNBULL is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Prince Edward Island. He is Coordinator of Graduate Programs and works in the pre-service program in French second language teaching, as Coordinator of the Bachelor of Education- French Education. His research has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Canadian Heritage, The Education and Quality Assurance Office of Ontario, and the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers. In 2006, he was named research scholar in residence in official languages funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Department of Canadian Heritage.

JENNIFER DAILEY-O'CAIN is an Associate Professor of German and Applied Linguistics at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Alongside her work on code-switching in the classroom, her research also includes work in language, migration and identity in both Germany and German-speaking Canada, and language attitudes in post-unification Germany. Major recent publications include articles in the Modern Language Journal, the International Journal of Bilingualism, the Canadian Modern Language Review and the Journal of Sociolinguistics.

Reviews

Le Van Canh, University of Waikato, New Zealand:

All in all, the book provides a wealth of information about the use of learners’ first language in the second and foreign language classroom. I strongly recommend this book. It deserves a place on the shelf of second language teacher educators, curriculum developers and classroom language policy-makers alike.

Roger Barnard, University of Waikato, New Zealand:

This extremely valuable and timely collection of case studies had its origins at a workshop held in 2007 at the University of California, Irvine, where many of the authors of the various chapters met to discuss the issue of code-switching in second language learning. The authors come from three main disciplines -language pedagogy, curriculum design and sociolinguistics - and the second and foreign languages they consider include not only English, but also German, Spanish and French...I strongly recommend that all language teachers - and researchers - read this book, and ponder the implications for professional practice and academic theory.

Merrill Swain, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada:

This book has the potential for creating changes in language teaching practices around the world. It addresses the age-old, emotionally and politically charged controversy about the use of a first language in second and foreign language classrooms. The contributors to this book, drawing on multiple theoretical frameworks, and researching a variety of contexts, discuss optimal levels of first language use and what kinds of uses are supportive and effective for second and foreign language learning. This book is bound to further debate and inquiry about the roles of first language use in classroom language teaching.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Miles Turnbull and Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Teachers’ Use of the First Language in French Immersion: Revisiting a Core Principle Brian McMillan and Miles Turnbull Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Chapter 2. Teacher Use of Codeswitching in the Second Language Classroom: Exploring ‘Optimal’ Use Ernesto Macaro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Chapter 3. Codeswitching in Computermediated Communication: Linguistic and Interpersonal Dimensions of Cross-National Discourse between School Learners of French and English Michael Evans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
Chapter 4. Target Language Use in English Classes in Hungarian Primary Schools Krisztina Nagy and Daniel Robertson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
Chapter 5. Forms and Functions of Codeswitching by Dual Immersion Students: A Comparison of Heritage Speaker and L2 Children Kim Potowski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Chapter 6. How Bilingual Children Talk: Strategic Codeswitching Among Children in Dual Language Programs Janet M. Fuller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Chapter 7. Teacher and Student Use of the First Language in Foreign Language Classroom Interaction: Functions and Applications Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain and Grit Liebscher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
Chapter 8. Building Meaning Through Code Choice in Second Language Learner Interaction: A D/discourse Analysis and Proposals for Curriculum Design and Teaching Glenn S. Levine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
Chapter 9. The Impact of Pedagogical Materials on Critical Language Awareness: Assessing Student Attention to Patterns of Language Use Carl S. Blyth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Chapter 10. Concluding Refl ections: Moving Forward Miles Turnbull and Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 224
Keywords: Codeswitching; L1 and L2 use in classrooms; L1 use in language classroom; immersion classrooms; Second Language Acquisition; SLA; L1 in immersion classrooms; bilingual

eBook

Published: August 24, 2009
ISBN: 9781847691972