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The Role of L1 in EFL Classroom
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ... i
DECLARATION ... ii
ABSTRACT ... iii
CONTENTS ... iv
LIST OF TABLES ... viii
LIST OF APPENDICES ... ix
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background ... 1
1.2 Research Questions ... 4
1.3 Purposes of the Study ... 4
1.4 The Significance of the Study ... 4
1.5 The Scope of the Study ... 5
1.6 Organization of Thesis ... 5
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 The Use of L1 in the EFL Classroom ... 7
2.1.1 Historical Overview of the Issue ... 7
2.1.2 Contrasting views of the use of L1 in the EFL classroom ... 9
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2.1.2.2 The Limitations of Monolingual Approach ... 12
2.1.2.3 The Bilingual Approach ... 13
2.1.2.4 The Functions of L1 in the EFL Classroom ... 17
2.1.2.5 The Limitations of Bilingual Approach ... 22
2.2 Previous Study ... 25
2.3 Concluding Remark ... 27
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1Research Questions...29
3.2Methodology ...30
3.2.1 Research Design ...30
3.2.2 Research Site ...30
3.2.3 Participants ...31
3.2.3.1 School Profiles ...31
3.2.3.2 Teachers Profile...32
3.3Data Collection Method ...33
3.3.1 Preliminary Study ...33
3.3.2 Classroom Observation and classroom video-recording ...33
3.3.3 Teachers Interview ...34
3.3.4 Students Questionnaire ...34
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3.4.1 Data from Classroom Observation ...35
3.4.2 Data from Interview ...36
3.4.3 Data from Questionnaire ...37
3.4.3.1Calculating the Likert Scale ...37
3.5Validity Issues ...40
3.5.1 Triangulation ...40
3.5.2 Member Check ...41
3.6Summary of Chapter ...41
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Teachers Use of Bahasa Indonesia in the Classroom... 43
4.1.1 The amount of L1 Used in EFL Classroom ... 44
4.1.2 The Context of L1 use in the EFL Classroom ... 47
4.1.2.1 Explaining Unknown Vocabulary/Translation ... 50
4.1.2.2 Giving instructions to the students... 53
4.1.2.3 Explaining grammar rules ... 55
4.1.2.4 Checking Students’ Understanding ... 58
4.1.2.5 Making Jokes in L1 ... 60
4.1.2.6 Conclusion ... 62
4.2 Discussion of Interview Data ...63
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4.2.2 The Ideal percentage of L1 in the classroom ... 67
4.2.3 Benefit of the use of L1 in the EFL classroom ... 69
4.2.4 Function of the L1 used in EFL classroom ... 70
4.3 Findings from the Students Questionnaire ...72
4.3.1 The Language the students want to use in their English classroom .... ... 73
4.3.2 Students perspectives on the teachers use of L1 in English classroom ... 75
4.3.3 Bahasa Indonesia helps the students in learning English ... 77
4.3.4 The Functions of the L1 used in EFL classroom ... 79
4.3.5 The benefits of using L1 perceived by the students ... 81
4.3.6 The frequency of the teachers using bahasa Indonesia in EFL Classes as perceived by the students ... 83
4.4 Summary of Chapter 4 ...84
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5.1 Conclusions ... 86
5.2 Recommendations for further research ... 89
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 3.1 School Characteristics ... 32
Table 3.2 Likert-Scale statements scoring rubric ... 32
Table 3.3 Example of Statements in this research ... 38
Table 3.4 Score of percentage and its interpretation ... 39
Table 4.1 The Amount of Bahasa Indonesia (L1) and English (L2) Used by Teacher A ... 44
Table 4.2 The Amount of Bahasa Indonesia (L1) and English (L2) Used by Teacher B ... 45
Table 4.3 Teachers’ use of L1 in English classroom………48
Table 4.4 Students’ Preference for the language instruction ... 73
Table 4.5 Students’ Perspectives on the Use of L1 in EFL Classroom ... 75
Table 4.6 Bahasa Indonesia helps the students in acquire the lesson ... 77
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Table 4.8 The benefits of the use of L1 perceived by the students’ ... 81
Table 4.9 The Frequency of L1 used in EFL classes perceived by the students
... 83
LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX A Transcription of Classroom Observation
APPENDIX B Transcription of Teachers’ Interview
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
This chapter sets out the background of the study, the research questions,
and the purposes of the study as well as the significance and the scope of it.
The clarification of the terms used and the outline for the organization of this
thesis are also highlighted.
1.1 Background
The issue of the use of student’s native language in the EFL classroom has
been debated for years (Erton, 2009; Brown 1994; Miles, 2004; Tang, 2002;
Medgyes, 1999). Literature reflects uncertainties which surround this issue
and various positions have been argued for. A number of studies have been
conducted, which either support (see Atkinson, 1993; Auerbach, 1993;
Macaro, 2001; Cook, 2001; Deller and Rinvolucri, 2002; Widdowson, 2003;
Harbond, 1992;Bolitho, 1983) or oppose (see Duff & Polio, 1990; Ellis, 2005;
Hendricson, 1991; Krashen & Terell, 1983) the use of L1 in EFL classroom.
Several authors (see, Krashen & Terell, 1983; Duff & Polio, 1990; Pennycook,
1994) maintain that L1 has no essential role to play in EFL teaching and that
too much L1 use might deprive learners of valuable input in the L2 (Ellis,
1984), but some of the researchers stress the value of using L1 and the
positive role in EFL teaching (Auerbach 1993; Mukattash 2003; Schweers
L1 has potentially both positive and negative consequences (Carless,
2008). Carless further says that the use of L1 may support social and
cognitive function. Socially, the use of L1 serves to give instruction and rules, to establish attention, and support classroom management. Moreover,
cognitively, the use of L1 facilitates the students’ understanding. On the other hand, the over reliance on the L1 may undermine the interaction in English
(Atkinson, 1987 and Polio, 1994).
The general assumption that has prevailed for some time is that English
ought to be learnt through English only (Polio and Duff, 1994). Many ELT
professionals even wonder how students can appreciate target language
exchanges if they continually relying on their L1 (Bouangeune 2009).
However, the arguments against the use of L1 in EFL classroom have not
provided sufficient evidence for avoiding L1 (Hasan, 2010). Because of the
increasing number of teaching methods and trends which supporting the use
of L1 in EFL classroom, thus, the prohibition of the use of L1 in EFL classroom
is breaking down and the attitude to L1 and translation in language classes
has witnessed a positive change following the recognition that some learners
use the L1 as a communicative strategy to learn and use the foreign language
(James, 1998; Gill, 2003; and Cook, 2001)
In Indonesian context, where English is taught as a foreign language,
there are a fewer chances for students to apply what they have studied
outside the classroom, so the only exposure is only happened in the English
observation, it is common for EFL teachers to use the students’ mother tongue as a tool for conveying meaning as a means of interaction both in
English language institutes and in the classroom.
A number of recent studies on the use of mother tongue in the EFL
classroom indicated that appropriate and judicious L1 use in the EFL
classroom can play significant role in facilitating a successful second
language acquisition (Schweers, 1999; Larsen-Freeman, 2000; Nation, 2003;
Tang, 2002). When used appropriately, students’ L1 can be very beneficial, and in his research Schweers (1999) encourages teachers to incorporate the
native language into lessons to influence the classroom dynamic. Moreover,
Atkinson (1987) suggest that starting with L1 provides a sense of security and validates the learners lived experiences, allowing them to express
themselves
In the middle of various positions and argumentations regarding the use
of mother tongue in the EFL classroom, research about teachers’ and
students’ perspective on the use of L1 in EFL classroom has not been
excessively observed. Thus, the present study focuses on examining the
realization of the use of Bahasa Indonesia in the EFL classroom and
examining teachers’ and students perspectives on the use of Bahasa Indonesia in EFL classroom. The findings are hoped to be of great
contributions to the enlightenment of the use of Bahasa Indonesia in the EFL
1.2Research Questions
In relation to the above background, this study attempted to address the
following questions:
1. What is the realization of the use of L1 in the EFL Classroom?
2. What are the perspectives of the teachers and students about the use of
L1 in the EFL Classroom?
1.3Purposes of the Study
Referring to the question formulated above, the investigation was
intended to meet the following purposes:
1. To Explore the realization of the use of L1 in the EFL Classroom
2. To Investigate teachers and students perspectives about the use of L1 in
the EFL classroom
1.4Significance of the Study
The result of this study will be of great contributions to three crucial
aspects: theoretical, practical and professional aspects. Firstly, for the
theoretical aspects, the results of the study are hoped to enrich the literature
of second language acquisition and later to give an insight about the teacher
and students perspectives about the use of L1 in the EFL classroom especially
in Indonesian context which has been debated for years, because the key
Secondly, from the practical aspects, observing how teacher uses the L1 in
the EFL classroom, the result of this study can also provide some information
regarding the actual condition of the teacher use of L1 in EFL classroom and
also the students and teacher language preferences in the classroom. Lastly,
from professional aspects, the result of this study are expectedly beneficial
for the English teachers who are directly involved in classroom teaching and
learning process. The information can be used by English teachers as a basic
for the improvement in the teaching and learning process in the EFL
classroom in terms of students needs in order to facilitate students L2
learning, particularly by the teachers at the research site.
1.5Scope of the Study
This study, is like any other case studies, is concerned with a certain case
that happens in a certain context. The study dealt with the realization of L1
use in EFL classroom and teachers and students’ perspectives of L1 use in
EFL classroom.
1.6 Organization of the thesis
This thesis is divided into five chapters. Chapter one is an introductory
one giving the background discussion and overview of the study. It also
introduces the research questions and considers the significance of the
particular research. Meanwhile the literature review to understanding
Chapter three describes the research methodology and research design used
in this study. In chapter four, data presentation and discussion are presented
based on the research questions outlined in chapter 1. This thesis is
concluded in chapter five in which it provides the conclusion of the thesis as
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter will discuss the methodology that the researcher has
applied in this study. There are five sections that are going to be elaborated
in this chapter. The first section is the research question, the second section
is the design which presents the method used in conducting the research and
how the study is carried out. The research site and the elaboration on the
participants involved in the study will be elaborated in the third section. The
data collection and the instrument applied in the study will be discussed in
section fourth. The last section that is the fourth section will give an overview
of how the data in this study is collected, analyzed, and interpreted.
3.1 Research Question
As mentioned in Chapter One, this study aims to, firstly, investigate
realizations of the use of L1 in the EFL classroom. Secondly, this study aims to
find out the teachers and students perspectives of the use of L1 in the EFL
classroom. Thus to meet these two purposes, two research questions are
proposed:
2. What are the perspectives of the Teachers and Students about the
use of L1 in the EFL Classroom?
3.2Methodology
3.2.1 Research Design
The type of the research is falls under the category of case study which is
qualitative in nature. Paton (2001) as quoted in Golafshani (2003) states that
qualitative research uses a naturalistic approach that seek to understand
phenomena in context-specific setting such as real world setting where
researcher does not attempt to manipulate the phenomenon of interest. The
research also will utilize a survey approach that will be collected through
questionnaire. Therefore, the focus is on describing the realization of L1 used
in the EFL classroom, the teachers’ perspectives and the reason of using L1 in
the EFL classroom and also the students’ attitudes toward it.
3.2.2 Research Site
The research was undertaken at two Public Senior High School in
Cimahi-Jawa Barat. The first school is a regular school and the second school is RSBI
School. The school was chosen for the present study due to several reasons.
The first reason for choosing the school was because the researcher was the
alumni of school 1 so it gave relatively easy access to do the research.
Moreover, the second school was chosen because the researcher was familiar
Another reason for choosing this school was both of the school was the
familiarity of the teacher and the students. The teacher had taught the
students for one semester, so she had been familiar with the students.
Therefore, it was expected that there will be natural performance in the
instructional process during this study (Emilia, 2005).
3.2.3 Participants
The participants of the study were two English teacher and the two
classes of the eleventh grader consisting of 40 students each classroom.
Grade eleven were chosen in this research, the reason for choosing eleventh
grade is because they are not focusing themselves on the National
Examination (UN), so the research hopefully will not disturb the preparation
of the examination. The purpose of choosing one whole class is also based on
the researcher’s intention to have a real picture of a classroom situation
mainly in terms of number which, in Indonesian context, mostly of large class
consisting 35- students. This choice is in line with Van Lier’s suggestion to
have research in ongoing and regular classes (1988) that further contribute
to the reliability of the study.
3.2.3.1 School Profiles
School characteristics can be seen in the table 3.1 below. Information
on school and student characteristic were obtain from classroom
classroom and from informal interviews with some English teachers at these
RSBI (Pilot International Standard School), favorable in Cimahi, English is taught 6 hours a week. Most students in this school have generally good English, since the speaking English ability is one of the requirement to this school need to be motivated to learn. Most students in this school can be can be
Teacher A was graduated from English Education Department of a private
university in Bandung. She has been teaching English at School 1 since 1984
up to present. To develop her knowledge in teaching English, she will enroll
Teacher B was graduated from English Education Department of a state
university in Bandung. She has been teaching English for 20 years, but it was
her 15 year-teaching in school 2. She has participated some workshops and
seminars to improve her knowledge in teaching English.
3.3 Data Collection Method
This part elaborates how the data obtained in the study. The descriptions
are presented below:
3.3.1 Preliminary Study
Two pilot studies were conducted prior to the real study. Both of pilot
study was conducted in a second grade of senior high school in Cilegon. In
these schools, the data needed in this study were significantly found during
learning activities.
3.3.2 Classroom Observation and Classroom Video-recording
Classroom observation was the first data collection techniques used in
this study. A video recorder was used to collect a natural data and as clear as
possible. According to Van Lier (1988), recording was not only functions as a
means for description and analysis in a research, but also as an estrangement
observations and recordings were conducted six times for each class from Jan
12th until Feb 13th 2011.
The field notes were also utilized to support the data gathered from
audio recordings during the observation. The notes were used to assist in
coding the data and to provide the researcher with information, which are
not included in video recorder. In addition, the transcriptions of the
classroom observation in this study are provided in Appendix A.
3.3.3 Teachers Interview
The second data collection techniques used in this study were an
interview with all participating teachers in this study. The interview data in
this study were used to obtain the teachers perspectivess of the use of L1 in
the EFL classroom. This enabled the researcher to verify the teachers’ use of
L1 in the classroom.
In this study, two English teachers from two different public schools in
Cimahi were interviewed to obtain information about their perspectives in
the use of Bahasa Indonesia in EFL classroom. Those teachers were selected
purposively. In addition, this interview was conducted after the process of
the video recording had been completed to obtain more comprehensive data
on their perspectives regarding with the use of L1 in EFL classroom.
The question items of the interviews were originally designed by
researcher to obtain more detailed information about a person’s thoughts.
The interview questions cover the teacher background information, their
opinions on a number of statements about the use of the L1 in the EFL
classroom, and the final part focused on the teachers’ use of L in the
classroom. In addition, the interview questions which were used in this
study and the transcriptions of the interview is provided in Appendix B.
3.3.4 Students Questionnaire
Students’ questionnaire was the last data collection techniques used in
this study. A questionnaire is relevant with this study in order to find out the
participants attitudes, as supported by Fasold (1984) who mentions that
methods for determining language attitudes can be either direct or indirect.
Direct method requires subjects to respond to a questionnaire or interview
questions that simply ask their opinion about one or another language.
The questionnaire consists 6 items and uses Bahasa Indonesia to avoid
students’ misinterpretation. The questionnaire was inspired by Schweers’s
research in 1999 and Emilia’s research in and then developed by the
researcher to meet the research needs. In this study, the researcher
administered both the opened-ended and the close-ended questionnaires.
Two from six questions were in the form of Likert scale questionnaire.
The questions was designed as a structured questionnaire since it aimed at
obtaining specific data which were needed to analyze the students
addition, the questionnaire which was used in this study is provided in
Appendix C.
3.4 Data Analysis
3.4.1 Data from Classroom observation
Data from observation were used to get factual phenomenon of the
teachers’ activities in the classroom dealing with the use of L1 in the EFL
classroom. The data from observation result were analyzed based on the
amount of the used bahasa Indonesia and the discourse context in EFL
classroom. The researcher presents in the class as non-participant observer
and the researcher will describe the phenomenon that she investigated
descriptively and factually.
The amount of Bahasa Indonesia (L1) spoken by teachers and students
were analyzed by adopting the method of quantifying proposed by Duff and
Polio (1990). This method used an utterance as a basic unit. With reference
to this method, each coded utterances produced by teacher were then
categorized into TL refers to utterances completely in L or with one word
or phrase in Bahasa Indonesia; and Mixed refers to utterances completely
in Bahasa Indonesia or with one word or phrase in L2, plus utterances with
an equal mixture of Bahasa Indonesia and English.
The data from Interview aimed to answer the second research question;
the perspectives of teachers and students in using Bahasa Indonesia in EFL
classroom. The data from interview were firstly transcribed. During the
transcription stage, teacher’s names were replaced with alias names (Kvale,
1996). Secondly, the data that have been transcribed were categorized based
on the themes which were related to the research questions. Thirdly, the data
from the interview were subsequently presented in condensed body of
information. To keep the objectivity of the study in analyzing the data, during
the transcribing process the participants name were changed into alias name
(Kvale, 1996). In the final step, to follow Cohen and Manion, (1994) and Kvale
(1996) the transcripts were given back to the participants to make sure that
it was exactly what the teachers said and meant.
3.4.3 Data from Questionnaire
The data from questionnaire aimed to answer research question
number two; the students’ perspectives on the use of bahasa Indonesia in the
classroom and the benefit of using bahasa Indonesia in the EFL classroom.
The questionnaire consisted of 6 questions, 2 of the question were in the
form of likert-scale, and 4 questions were in the form of open-ended
questions. (the questionnaire can be seen in appendix C)
The data were analyzed qualitatively using thematic analysis. The data
interpreted based on the category. The following are the calculation of the
Likert-scale.
3.4.3.1 Calculating the Likert Scale
To follow Ockert (2005), two answers (see appendix C) gained from the
questionnaire were calculated using Likert scale; the steps were scoring,
finding out the score of the answer, calculating the central tendency of the
answers, and classifying the average percentage. Those steps are considered
to be processed in order to make the statistical number (Ockert, 2005). The
steps are pointed out as follows.
a) Scoring
Each answers were labeled with value from 1-4. Example of scoring
students’ answers in the positively-framed statements is depicted below.
Table 3.2 Likert-Scale statements scoring rubric Category of
Response
Strongly
Disagree
Agree Uncertain Disagree Strongly
Agree
Score 1 2 3 4 5
gurumu menggunakan Bahasa Indonesia di kelas Bahasa Inggris?
b) Finding out the score of the answer
To find out the score of each answer (table 3.3), the frequencies of the
students answer are multiplied with the value of each answer.
score for option A (strongly disagree) : 0 x 1 = 0
score for option B (disagree) : 6 x 2 = 12
score for option C (neutral) : 10 x 3 = 30
score for option D (agree) : 14 x 4 = 56
score for option E (strongly agree) : 10 x 5 = 50 +
Total 148
notes:
- the ideal score for the lowest value = 1 x 40 (students) = 40
- the ideal score for the highest value = 5 x 40 (students) = 200
c) Calculating the central tendency of the respondents
Calculating the central tendency of the respondents employs the formula
as shown as:
P=
�× 100%
P : Percentage
fo : The total value of answer
n : The ideal score of the highest value (Taken from Sudjana, 1984)
The calculation of the central tendency of the respondents as follow:
P = 148200× 100% = 74%
d) Classifying the average percentage
The final step in analyzing quantitative data gained from the
questionnaire is classifying the average percentage. The classification is
based on the criteria above.
Table 3.5 Score of percentage and its interpretation Score of Percentage Interpretation
00% - 20% Very Weak
21% - 40% Weak
41% - 60% Enough
61% - 80% Strong
81% - 100% Very strong
Taken from Akdon (2008)
According to Ockert (2004), the interpretations of score percentage
were made to make the descriptions of the data more systematical.
Moreover, the interpretation which based on score percentage was
formulated in order to classify the tendency of the response.
To promote credibility, there are some techniques commonly used in a
qualitative, i.e. triangulation, member check, long-term observation, peer
examination, participatory or collaborative modes of research, and
researcher’s biases, thick description, typically or modal category, and
multisite designs (Merriam, 1998; Cresswell, 1998; see also Alwasilah, 2000)
To establish trustworthiness, the researcher implemented two techniques
namely triangulation and member check. Describing the data as clear as
possible was also done to check the validity of the data. The techniques of
triangulation and member checking are described as follows:
3.5.1 Triangulation
Triangulation refers to the use of various methods in collecting data
needed for the research (Alwasilah, 2002). By applying triangulation, the
researcher takes some benefit. First, the risk of making research conclusion
that is limited to certain method and data source will be reduced. Second, the
validity of the research conclusion will be increased. Therefore, the
researcher triangulated the data by collecting information from three data
resources (i.e. observation, interview, and questionnaire) and from two
different parties (i.e. teachers and students).
3.5.2 Member Check
Member check will be carried out to verify data taken from the interview
transcripts. According to Alwasilah (2002), the advantages of applying
member check are: to avoid researcher’s misinterpretation toward
respondents’ answer in the interview and respondents behavior in
observation, to confirm respondents’ perspective toward ongoing process.
Therefore, member checking was done by asking respondent who had been
interviewed to check the transcripts of the interview.
3.6 Summary of Chapter 3
This chapter has discussed the detail context of the study. The
discussion has covered research questions that cover two questions: What
are the realizations of the L1 use in EFL classroom? and What is the students
and teachers perspective on the use of L1 in the EFL classroom? It also covers
the description of a case study as the design used in this study. The setting of
the study were at regular school and RSBI school in Cimahi and it involved
two teacher of 11th grade in two different school as participants. The data for
the study were collected through classroom observation, questionnaire and
interview. A triangulation was applied in order to obtain consistency of the
CHAPTER V
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION
This chapter presents the conclusion of the research findings based on
the questions proposed in Chapter One, the limitation of the study, and some
recommendations. This chapter is then divided into three parts. The first part
concerns with the conclusions of the study, the second part deals with the
limitation of the study, and the last part presents the recommendations of the
study.
5.1 Conclusions
After discussing the findings from the classroom observations, interviews
and questionnaires, there are some conclusions to draw.
This thesis investigated two research questions: (1) what is the
realization of the use of L1 in the EFL classroom? (2) What are the perceptions of
the Teachers and Students about the use of L1 in the EFL Classroom?
Regarding to the first research question concerning the realization of the
use of L1 in the EFL classroom, the data showed that both of the teachers used
there was a significant difference in the amount of Bahasa Indonesia used by
both teachers. In average, the teacher in RSBI classroom used 5.8% of Bahasa
Indonesia and 94.2% of English, while the teacher in regular classroom used
23.29% of Bahasa Indonesia and 76.71% of English. Thus, it can be concluded
that both of the teachers believe that using L1 did not hinder learning, and in the
same time both of the teachers did not overuse the L1 in the English classroom.
The judicious use of L1 could avoid an over reliance to L1 and a failure to
maximize target language. This finding supports previous studies concerning
with the use of L1 in the EFL classroom similar with those conducted by
Medgyes (1994), Atkinson (1987), and Tang (2002) as mentioned in Chapter
Two.
Furthermore, the realization of the use of L1 in the EFL classroom can be
seen from the function of L1 used in the classroom. It was found that both of
English teachers used Bahasa Indonesia to explain difficult words, to manage
classroom, to explain difficult concepts or grammar, to make jokes, and to give
instruction. On the other hand, teacher also used Bahasa Indonesia to check
students understanding. These results had strongly shown that the use of L1 in
the classroom was beneficial in the process of teaching and learning EFL.
Regarding to the second research question, concerning with the teachers
gained from the teachers interview revealed that both of the teachers had
shown a positive perspectives on the use of the L1 in the EFL classroom.
Moreover, they perceived the use of L1 in EFL classroom was helping them in
teaching and acquiring the lesson. This confirms the finding of the classroom
observation in which the teacher used L1 in several activities in the classroom.
In a similar vein, the result from the students questionnaire has also shown that
the students also had a positive perspective toward the use of L1 in the
classroom. Moreover, most of the students stated that the use of L1 helped them
to understand the lesson.
In short, the data presented in this study has shown several functions of
L1 which are beneficial in the process of teaching and learning English. In
addition, this study also supports the previous study conducted Atkinson
(1987), Auerbach (1993) and Tang (2002) that L1 is a great source in the
teaching and learning processes. As presented in the data of this study, both
teachers and students agreed that a judicious use L1 is beneficial in the process
of learning English, particularly in the explaining grammar rules and new
5.2 Recommendations for further research
Based on the findings and the limitations of the study, the researcher
offers the following recommendations for further research related to the main
issue.
First, with regard to the students level in the classroom, it has been
mentioned that teacher should consider the level of students competence. For
example, teacher cannot treat immediate learners similarly to the advanced
learners and vice versa in terms of teaching techniques and most important in
terms of the mother tongue used. Therefore, the research of L1 use in the
classrooms in the early or advance level should be conducted in order to
discover the realization of the use of L1 in the EFL classroom in a different level.
This way is expectedly enrich the literature of the bilingual approach in teaching
English.
Second, the success of a learning process is determined by the interaction
between teacher and students, and the interaction among students (Bjorklund
dan Parente, 2002). Unfortunately, study regarding the students use of L1 in EFL classroom has not been much observed. Therefore, the research of students use
of L1 in EFL classroom should be conducted in order to measure the quality of
students achievement and students satisfaction in gaining the knowledge from
Despite the limitations, it is hoped that this thesis will shed some light
into the belief system of English teachers in Indonesia and that will stimulate a
larger research project in this area so that a more comprehensible input about
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