The Influence of L1 on Second Language Learning of Teacher Trainees: A Case of St. Francis College of Education, Hohoe.
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https://doi.org/10.58256/ects.v1i1.81Keywords:
Native language / L1, Second Language Learning / L2, Teachers trainees, language learningAbstract
This study aimed at examining the influence of L1 on Second Language Learning of teacher trainees in St. Francis College of Education, Hohoe and the effect on their academic performance in their training to get into teaching professional languages are unique to different sects of people found in any geographical location. This uniqueness of languages places identifiable marks around different groups of people and the effects are revealed in the learning, trainings and teaching of the second and foreign languages. Language acquisition is innate and once a child is exposed to a particular language right from birth, the language becomes the first language upon which henceforth second language is built. This practice reflects mostly in both speech and writing of learners in the process of learning the second language. English language in Ghanaian school system is the approved official and second language. The pure use of L2 in classrooms with minimal L1 is better in the teacher trainees of colleges. This will boost the language confidence of teachers and their capacity to explain and fully express themselves or a concept in the process of teaching students. This will help the students even in future to use the official language which is needful across the organizations, state and international communication. The article is a theoretical study that examines the role of the native language on teachers’ trainees by identifying the data and opinions presented, through literature review of the past research studies. The study adopted a desktop literature review method (desk study). This study further used a humanistic approach to textual analysis while researching and writing this essay, compared to a behavioral approach, which would involve evaluating the influence of L1 on second language learning of teacher trainees.
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