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English and German teachers’ language awareness in the Hungarian school context
English and German teachers’ language awareness in the Hungarian school context

Author(s): Noémi Szabó, Failasofah Failasofah
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Language acquisition, School education
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: English; German; foreign language teachers; mother tongue; questionnaire; primary school;

Summary/Abstract: The study aims to investigate the language use of English and German teachers in the school context. The teachers’ questionnaire has been conducted at minority primary schools and normal primary schools between 2019 and 2020. Quantitative data given by 28 teachers were analysed. German teachers working at minority schools used the target language more than teachers working at regular schools. English participants employed their mother tongue more than German respondents. German teachers used more translation than their English peers. Teachers working at minority schools used less translation than teachers working at normal schools. Most of the foreign language teachers made connections between the languages but only a few teachers exploited frequently the opportunity of prior language knowledge.

  • Issue Year: 15/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 73-96
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: English