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What is Switch-Points

Transformative Pedagogical Perspectives on Home Language Use in Classrooms
Shifting between L1 and L2 in a bilingual class at strategic moments chosen by topic, function, rapport, etc., which evoke the patterns in real-life code-switching.
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The Immanent Presence of the Home Language in the Foreign Language Classroom Under the Transformative-Holistic Pedagogical Paradigm: A Reflective and Experiential Note
Rosana Herrero-Martín (The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4075-6.ch002
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to advocate for the integrated use of the home language/culture in the foreign language/culture classroom. This recommendation is made with the support and application of transformative-holistic pedagogical principles. The chapter uses reflection and experiential methods to engage with the selected area and paradigm of inquiry from several multidisciplinary analytical and critical perspectives. These frames of reference include the cognitive, cross-cultural, affective, neuroscientific, metalinguistic, and literacy approaches.
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