%0 Journal Article
%T Contribution of Bilingualism in Language Teaching
%A Muhammad Aslam Sipra
%J English Language Teaching
%D 2013
%I 
%R 10.5539/elt.v6n1p56
%X This study is an investigation into the contribution of the use of bilingualism as an aid in learning/teaching English as a foreign language and bilingualism in EFL classroom does not reduce students¡¯ communicative abilities but in effect can assist in teaching and learning process. The study employed a qualitative, interpretive research design involving questionnaires, classroom observations and semi-structured interviews. The data part analyzed the students and the teachers¡¯ expressed responses and beliefs about the role of bilingualism in EFL classes. The findings of the study in general are that bilingualism as a resource in teaching facilitates in learning L2 and helps make more people acknowledge the contribution of bilingualism in EFL classes.
%U http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/elt/article/view/23043