Investigating the Role of Iranian EFL Learners’ L2 Proficiency in Their Attitudes Toward the Use of L1 in Institutional Contexts: A Mixed Methods Study

Baleghizadeh, Sasan; Zakervafaei, Hamidreza

doi:10.22049/jalda.2023.28007.1466

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

¹ Associate Professor of TEFL, Department of English Language & Literature, Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2290-8322

² MA in TEFL, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22049/jalda.2023.28007.1466

Abstract

Given the long-lasting debates over L1 use in language teaching and learning, this study adopted a mixed methods design to investigate the role of Iranian EFL learners’ L2 proficiency in their attitudes toward using L1. A questionnaire originally developed by Scheffler et al. (2017) was modified and distributed among 180 elementary, intermediate, and advanced learners in four private language institutes in Karaj, Iran. Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with 18 participants to support and supplement the findings of the quantitative phase. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS and the interviews were transcribed to find common themes. Quantitative data showed that the elementary learners held positive attitudes toward L1 use, while the intermediate and advanced learners held negative attitudes. It was also revealed that the elementary learners held positive attitudes toward all functions of L1 use. The intermediate learners held positive attitudes toward using L1 only for vocabulary and grammar points, while advanced learners held negative attitudes toward all dimensions of L1 use. The findings are likely to help EFL teachers to hear learners’ voices and decide when and at which level it is appropriate to use or limit L1.

Keywords

20.1001.1.28208986.2023.11.1.3.3

Main Subjects

1. Applied Linguistics (Language Teaching and Learning)

Article Title [Persian]

بررسی نقش سطح بسندگی زبان فراگیران ایرانی زبان خارجی در دیدگاه آنها نسبت به استفاده از زبان اول در بافت آموزشگاهی: مطالعه ترکیبی

Authors [Persian]

دکتر ساسان بالغی زاده ¹
حمیدرضا ذاکروفایی ²

¹ دانشیار آموزش زبان انگلیسی، گروه زبان و ادبیات انگلیسی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران

² کارشناس ارشد آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران

Abstract [Persian]

با توجه به بحثهای طولانی در مورد استفاده از زبان اول در آموزش و یادگیری زبان انگلیسی، این مطالعه با استفاده از روش تحقیق ترکیبی، نقش سطح زبان فراگیران ایرانی در دیدگاه آنها نسبت به استفاده از زبان اول را مورد بررسی قرار داد. پرسشنامهای که در ابتدا توسط شفلر و همکاران (2016) طراحی شده بود، بعد از ویرایش در بین 180 زبانآموز سطح مقدماتی، متوسط، و پیشرفته در چهار آموزشگاه زبان واقع در کرج، ایران به طور متوازن توزیع شد. مصاحبههای نیمه ساختاریافته با 18 شرکتکننده از 3 سطح مختلف برگزار شد. اطلاعات کمی توسط نرم افزار اسپیاساس تحلیل شد. مصاحبهها مورد تحلیل محتوایی قرار گرفتند. در مجموع نتایج نشان داد که سطح زبان فراگیران به طور قابل ملاحظهای روی نظرات آنها تاثیر میگذارد. زبانآموزان مقدماتی سرسختترین حامیان استفاده از زبان اول در کلاس بودند و هر چه سطح زبان آنها افزایش پیدا میکرد ترجیح میدادند از زبان اول کمتر استفاده شود. اطلاعات کمی نشان داد که برخلاف فراگیران سطح متوسط و پیشرفته، اکثر فراگیران سطح مقدماتی موافق استفاده از زبان اول بودند. همچنین مشخص شد که در حالی که فراگیران مقدماتی بیش از همه با استفاده از زبان اول برای دستور زبان موافق بودند، فراگیران سطح متوسط و پیشرفته بیش از همه موافق استفاده از زبان اول برای لغت بودند؛ نتایج این مطالعه میتواند به معلمان زبان انگلیسی به عنوان زبان خارجی یا زبان دوم و همچنین تصمیمگیران کمک کند تا نظرات زبانآموزان را بشنوند و تصمیم بگیرند در چه زمان و چه سطحی استفاده یا محدود کردن زبان اول مناسب است.

Keywords [Persian]

بسندگی
فراگیران زبان خارجی
زبان اول
دیدگاه‌ها

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Investigating the Role of Iranian EFL Learners’ L2 Proficiency in Their Attitudes Toward the Use of L1 in Institutional Contexts: A Mixed Methods Study

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Volume 11, Issue 1 - Serial Number 21April 2023Pages 9-31

Volume 11, Issue 1 - Serial Number 21
April 2023
Pages 9-31