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What do you think of using your students "first" language in ESL/EFL classrooms?

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Question added by Mohamed Amira , Graduate Assistant , Ohio University
Date Posted: 2014/11/14
Jamal Uddin
by Jamal Uddin , Translation Project Manager , Translation Specialists

I think using the first language can be useful in explaining difficult concepts At the beginner level. Other than that I think translating vocabulary or sentences can be damaging later on. It really slows the process of learning how to think in the target language. 

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