Influence of L1 literacy in learning L2 on the students of secondary level in Bangladesh
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Date
2012-12-13Publisher
BRAC UniversityAuthor
Rubayet, MuhammedMetadata
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The research attempts to find out which methods does show that L 1 literacy actually
helps to promote L2 literacy . The focus of the study would be writing as there are not
much works available in writing . Moreover, writing plays vital role in determining both
L1 and L2 literacy. Both the students ' and teachers ' opinions are important for the
second language learning. The study of this paper is whether second language learners and teachers are benefited through L 1 in the process of second language learning and
teaching (L2). To find whether Ll literacy does influence L2 , a survey was
conducted in five Bangla Medium schools where questions related to the literacy
skills were asked . These questions were prepared on the basis of the Central Research Questions . The survey included 150 students and five teachers. For accuracy of calculation , the number of students from each school are limited to 30. After
analyzing the findings of the study, it was found that L1 literacy actually contributes
to L2 literacy. The students and teachers believe that instructions given on both
Bangla and English helps the L I learners to understand the directives of the target
language. Therefore , it affects our language learning.
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English and humanitiesDescription
This thesis is submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2012.Department
Department of English and Humanities, BRAC UniversityType
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- Thesis, B.A. (English) [611]