Utilización del idioma nativo en las clases de lenguas extranjeras

the authors of this paper reviewed some facts and offered some opinions and experience of outstanding experts, in addition to their own pieces of experience after a number of years devoted to teaching english as a second language, in order to give answers that might be conclusive for very usual questions in this type of education: what is the role of the mother tongue in english teaching as a second language? how could the mother tongue be used in a productive way? do the beginners really need the mother tongue in their english classes? some useful experience in using the mother tongue as a pedagogic technique for better understanding of the foreign language by the students was analyzed.