Motivating English Language Learners by Integrating Their L1 & C1

This book looks at the use of the first language (L1) and culture (C1) of the language learners in the process of learning English in EFL classrooms within a specific teaching context, a Tibetan school. With moment-to-moment reflection and analysis, the researcher/author used different teaching methods and approaches in a Tibetan secondary school context including: the Silent Way, Desuggetopedia, Cooperative Learning, Way of Council and Total Physical Response. Highlighting learners' first language, Tibetan, and cultural aspects in communicative learning can raise students' motivation and investment in learning English. The author found that it can also provide an opportunity for greater improvement of the four skills in English and promote deeper and more profound input of the target language, thus enhancing communication and comprehension of the target language for the learners.