The attitudes of english language teachers towards first and foreign language use in English classes

The attitudes of the teachers towards first and foreign language use in English courses have been a matter of discussion for over a long time and a variety of studies having revealed different results have been carried out in this field. Furthermore, this study examines the frequency of the first and the foreign language use of English language teachers. To set forth in which circumstances the first language is commonly used and to illustrate the relation between the curriculum and the first language use are the other objectives of this study. This study was carried out in 19 state schools chosen randomly in Muş and 50 English language teachers attended to this study. The data regarding the attitudes of the teachers was obtained via a questionnaire. With reference to the outcomes of this study, it is found out that the English language teachers have positive attitudes towards the first language use. In spite of the fact that a great majority of the teachers often use English, it is observed that they sometimes use the first language and they also believe that the other English language teachers should occasionally use the first language during the English lessons.