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Default Re: Is it okay to speak the students' native language in class?

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What I always do is, I give them a list of classroom Language like, Is this write or wrong?, Can you say that again?, etc. making sure they learn to say it and their meaning.
I go along with that. If they get into the habit of asking you what things mean, how to spell things, how to say things, say they don't understand, ask you to repeat something, to speak more slowly etc etc in their own language, then it creates a bad habit which is hard to break. They think it's ok to use L1, using English solely to complete activities that you set them. Create an English environment straight away and you'll reap the benefits further down the line.
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