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RECONNOITERING THE IMPACT OF MOTIVATION ON TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO USE L1 IN L2 CLASSROOM

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).03      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).03      Published : Sep 3

Reconnoitering the Impact of Motivation on Teachers and Students to Use L1 in L2 Classroom

Abstract

    The purpose of the current study was to explore the impact of motivation on teachers and students to use L1 in the L2 classroom. To find out an obvious understanding of this subject matter, the study focused on the 156 teachers and the 577 students who were teaching and learning English at graduation level in different public sector colleges and universities of the Southern Punjab, Pakistan. Two questionnaires were used for data collection. The data were analyzed through SPSS (statistical package for social sciences). Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, Analysis of variance (ANOVA), T-Test and Cronbach's alpha. The results of the study indicated that the learners and the teachers showed highly positive perceptions regarding the use of L1 in the L2 classroom. The majority of the respondents preferred using L1 in certain situations for specific reasons such as while learning about grammar and its usage in the L2 classroom, discussing course policies, attendance, and other administrative information, explaining some difficult concepts, to give directions about exams and in introducing the aim of the lesson, to discuss tests, quizzes, and other assignments appropriately at BS level

    First Language, Second Language, Motivation, BS, BA/BSc, B.Com

    (1) Muhammad Ahsan
    Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Zahoor Hussain
    Lecturer, Department of English, Bahaudin Zakariya University, Layya Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Gulfraz Abbasi
    Associate Professor, Department of English, Government College Murree, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    APA : Ahsan, M., Hussain, Z., & Abbasi, M. G. (2020). Reconnoitering the Impact of Motivation on Teachers and Students to Use L1 in L2 Classroom. Global Social Sciences Review, V(III), 21-31. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).03

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    CHICAGO : Ahsan, Muhammad, Zahoor Hussain, and Muhammad Gulfraz Abbasi. 2020. "Reconnoitering the Impact of Motivation on Teachers and Students to Use L1 in L2 Classroom." Global Social Sciences Review, V (III): 21-31 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).03

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    TURABIAN : Ahsan, Muhammad, Zahoor Hussain, and Muhammad Gulfraz Abbasi. "Reconnoitering the Impact of Motivation on Teachers and Students to Use L1 in L2 Classroom." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. III (2020): 21-31. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).03