The Ministry of Higher and secondary education of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shaxrisabz state pedagogical institute
The Importance of Mother Tongue in Education
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- §1.2. Examination of theories explaining the influence of the mother tongue on foreign language acquisition.
| The Importance of Mother Tongue in Education.
It is important for children to know their mother tongue well for many reasons. First, it is the language that they first learn and it is the language that they are most comfortable with. It is also the language that their parents and grandparents speak, so it is important for children to be able to communicate with them in their native language. Additionally, research has shown that children who are proficient in their mother tongue tend to do better academically overall than those who are not. This is because they have a stronger foundation in reading and writing in their native language, which transfers over to other subjects as well. Finally, knowing one's mother tongue can help promote cultural pride and understanding. It is said that a person’s mother tongue is the best language they will ever learn. This is because it is the language that they first acquire and it is also the language that they are most comfortable with. It has been proven time and time again that people who know their mother tongue well, perform better academically than those who do not. §1.2. Examination of theories explaining the influence of the mother tongue on foreign language acquisition. Teachers can use students’ mother tongue when: Translating abstract words like “beauty” or “love” Checking that students knew the meaning of a word after presenting it. Explaining a difficult grammar point so that students can understand how it is expressed using both the English language and students’ mother tongue language. The similar amount of students stated that using the mother tongue facilities their process of learning English. There are also very interesting findings in replies of the teachers joined the research study. (Schweers 1999) They conveyed the following reasons for using the mother tongue during their classes: To help the students to understand the whole concept To improve their report writing To create the mutual understanding between the teacher and the students To show the students the respect and importance of their native language The term ‘mother tongue’, ‘first language’ and ‘native language/tongue’ are essentially all the same though there are some instances when they mean different things. ‘First Language, mother tongue and native tongue are common terms for the language which a person acquires first in his childhood because it is spoken in the family and/or it is the language of the country where he is living. Therefore, the language that one first learners to speak when he or she is a child can be said the first language. Teachers would be required to be aware of when, how and why to use L1, that is to say, the proper use of L1 who denied that word-for-word and sentencefor-sentence translation. Many studies show that limited use of mother tongue is beneficial and over use of it may counter-productive as it encourages the low exposure in target language. L1 is most useful at beginning and low levels. If students have little or no knowledge of the target language, L1 can be used to introduce the major differences between L1 and L2, and the main grammatical characteristics of L2 that they should be aware of. Mother tongue is the in-born language, which a baby has already familiarized even in the gestation of mother before it was born. The first language is the language which a child acquires either through schooling or socialization, such as family. The target language is the language learners are studying, and also the individual items of language that they want to learn, or the teacher wants them to learn. The target language is the language Being translated into. For example, I work from Uzbek to English, so my source language is Uzbek and my target language is English. A classroom situation in which the target language is used for communication between the teacher and the Learner, and the between the learners and their peers, gives the learner opportunities for interaction in the target language. tải về 3.8 Mb. Chia sẻ với bạn bè của bạn:
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