Using Arabic as the Mother Tongue in Teaching English as Foreign Language

Abstract

Mother tongue largely refers not only to the language learners but also the speaker's home language. The study was conducted to find whether they aware of the mother tongue interference the foreign language and in which skill(s) it has the biggest effect. A questionnaire by which the participants were asked to rate the questions. The questionnaire was based on both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A sample was selected of (13)teachers. It was chosen randomly out of the total number of the teachers who teach English in Zarqa Directorate. Results of the study showed that teachers prefer to use Arabic in teaching English at a normal level,there is no significant difference in using Arabic in English classes related to the year of experience of the teacher, but there is difference related to the gender of the teachers and type of schools