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ERIC Number: EJ499444
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-4632
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Use of the Mother Tongue in Second Language Classrooms: An Experimental Investigation of Effects on the Attitudes and Writing Performance of Bilingual UK Schoolchildren.
Garrett, Peter; And Others
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v15 n5 p371-83 1994
A study of mother tongue (MT) use in second-language classrooms was conducted in United Kingdom primary schools in two bilingual settings: North Wales (Welsh/English) and Lancashire (Mirpur Punjabi/English). Prewriting activities were carried out with comparable pairs of classes (MT or English, second language). Although attitudes in the MT groups improved, writing performance showed no change. (30 references) (LR)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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