Language use in the English classroom : the role of students' first language in grades 9 and 10 in English classrooms in Iceland

• Main Author: Arna Borg Snorradóttir 1990-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Faggreinakennsla í grunnskóla; Enskukennsla; Unglingastig grunnskóla; English language teaching; Secondary education; Language of instruction; Veita; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/18973

The main objective of this paper was to gather insight into students’ attitudes and perceptions towards language use during English instruction. What are students’ opinions about the benefit of their own and the teacher’s use of English in the classroom? When should the teacher and the students use...