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The Incompatible Objectives of Groupwork in FL Learning: A Study of Chinese-English Codeswitching.
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Hird, Bernard – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1996
Examines assumptions underlying the use of groupwork in the teaching of English as a foreign language (FL) in China. The article concludes that the primary role of small group discussion in FL learning should be in the development of collaborative learning strategies to master content rather than interpersonal communication in the target language.…
Descriptors: Chinese, Code Switching (Language), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries