What can EFL teachers learn from immersion language teaching?

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Mangubhai, Francis. 2005. "What can EFL teachers learn from immersion language teaching?" Asian EFL Journal. 7 (4), pp. 203-212.

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Article Title	What can EFL teachers learn from immersion language teaching?
ERA Journal ID	9317
Article Category	Article
Author	Mangubhai, Francis
Journal Title	Asian EFL Journal
Journal Citation	7 (4), pp. 203-212
Number of Pages	10
Year	2005
Place of Publication	Sydney, Australia
ISSN	1738-1460
Web Address (URL)	http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/profession_teaching_articles.php
Abstract	Immersion language teaching has developed techniques that enable teachers to make their subject matter, through a second language, more comprehensible. It is argued in this article that EFL teachers can also use techniques used by immersion language teachers in their classrooms. In doing so, teachers will increase the amount of input in the SL provided to their students, make their classroom rich with comprehensible input and thus potentially achieve a better language outcome. The techniques that are briefly discussed and examples provided are: Questioning downward, rephrasing, recasts, modelling or demonstrating, and the use of visuals and realia.
Keywords	immersion teaching; language teaching; communicative language teaching; english as a first language teachers; EFL teachers
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	470307. English language
	390104. English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL)
	470399. Language studies not elsewhere classified
Public Notes	© Asian EFL Journal Press 2005. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Asian EFL Journal.
Byline Affiliations	Faculty of Education

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