Students' Perception of First Language Usage in Efl Classroom: A Case of Senior High School Students

Abstract

This study investigated students' perceptions, students' attitudes, and students' main reasons for supporting first language use in the EFL classroom. A qualitative approach with a holistic-single case study design was applied, and the instruments were a Questionnaire and interview session. The participants were 22 students of grade XI from the Social Program at the MAN 1 Indramayu. The participants answered questions administered through 29 questionnaire statements and eight interview questions. The result showed that (1) the students rarely speak English during English learning in the EFL classroom, (2) The students strongly agree if the teacher uses First Language (L1) when explaining something complicated, like grammar or unfamiliar vocabulary. (3) The students' main reason that the students did not understand and still have doubts about some vocabulary. The interview result indicated that first Language (L1) is still needed in the EFL classroom.

Using the Kurdish language in the EFL classrooms: An investigation of teachers' and students' perceptions and attitudes between two institutes in Sulaymaniyah city

“…To get information on the students' viewpoints about using their native language while concurrently obtaining competency in English as a foreign language, the researcher mainly relied on questionnaires as the principal data collection technique. Larasaty, Wati, and Roudlah (2021) discovered encouraging findings on students' attitudes toward using their native languages in the English as a Foreign Language setting. On the other hand, a wide range of opinions expressed by students on the application of their native tongue in the setting of Indonesia was uncovered.…”

“…This conclusion contradicts the results of the two investigations that came before it, which is not surprising given that the degrees of engagement in each of those studies were distinct. However, Larasaty et al (2021) looked into high school students. The researchers have focused on emerging with a similar topic because the results of those other studies differed.…”