Teachers Of English As a Foreign Language And Their Use oOf Students' First Language In Teaching Grammar

Abstract

Teaching English grammar is a challenging task for certain EFL teachers. The previous studies show that one of the solutions to this issue is to encourage teachers to use students' L1 in grammar classes. Therefore, this paper aims to review the literature to know to what extent EFL teachers may use their students' L1 when they teach English grammar. This means also identifying the advantages and disadvantages of using students' L1. A descriptive study was conducted to achieve this goal. The conclusions gained from the literature revealed that using students’ first language in second-language grammar classes is still a paradox between researchers in different contexts. Certain researchers with using it and others believe that it is not good for teachers to use the students' L1 when they teach L2 or FL language. On the other hand, other studies have shown that the occasional use of L1 by both students and teachers increases both comprehension and learning of L2. Thus, this paper suggested solutions for this issue