The use of first Language in EFL Teaching: Case of all levels students at Yaghomracen Ibn Ziane high school

Abstract

The present work aims at shading light on the use of L1of both teachers and students in English classroom. Therefore, it investigates the situations and cases where teachers may switch and permit using L1. This extended essay attempts to investigate whether the mother tongue has good effects on the English classroom. A case study research was conducted in Yaghomracen Ibn Ziane high school accrediting on a number of research instruments for data collection: questionnaire for learners and a semi-structured interview with teachers. The data collected were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The result ofthis research revealed that both of teachers and students have two opposite sides toward the use of Arabic in English classroom.The positive side, helps students to understand well the lectures and allow teachers to transmit their message easily. The negative side, is about the overuse of Arabic in English classroom. At the end some recommendations were proposed for better using and integrating the mother tongue in EFL context.