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ELT Journal Advance Access published online on December 6, 2007
ELT Journal, doi:10.1093/elt/ccm090
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press; all rights reserved.

Student use of the mother tongue in the task-based classroom

David Carless

David Carless is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education, Hong Kong University. He was previously a senior lecturer in the Hong Kong Institute of Education. His main research interests are in classroom-based research, task-based teaching, and formative assessment

E-mail: dcarless{at}hku.hk


  Abstract

This article draws on an interview study with teachers and teacher educators on the topic of the feasibility of task-based teaching for implementation in schools. It focuses on a single theme from the study: student use of the mother tongue. A number of dimensions are addressed: the extent of classroom interaction in English in the context under review; informants’ perspectives on mother tongue use; strategies for encouraging use of the target language; and relevant implications for teaching methodology. The conclusion calls for a balanced and flexible view of student use of the mother tongue. Some avenues for further exploration are also sketched, in particular the need to investigate the relationship between task-types and mother tongue use.

Final revised version received August 2007


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