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Purpose Throughout the years many scholars grappled with the perennially pressing question about the use of the mother tongue (MT) in the English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom. The studies, however, which venture into identifying the student voice, are rather circumscrib…

Throughout the history of English Language teaching, the pendulum of L1 use has shifted drastically depending on the method that had gained prominence during a particular period of time. Today, that pendulum has yet to settle and the use of a learner's first language during inst…

The early cessation of the mother tongue (MT) and early introduction of English in Nigeria's classrooms may cause children to perform poorly if they lack mastery of skills in either language. The use of English as a medium of instruction in an elementary school where students sp…