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#qskills – When should L1 be used in class?

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Today’s question for the Q: Skills for Success authors: When should L1 be used in class?

Nigel Caplan responds.

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  3. Reblogged this on Nigel "Teacher" Caplan and commented:
    Here’s my contribution to Oxford’s “Questions for ‘Q’ Authors” video series. Where should the first language be used in class?

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    a-ha
    Today’s question for the Q: Skills for Success authors: When should L1 be used in class?

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