by sheila_admin | Jun 17, 2012 | How To Teach English, Linguistics, Teaching Around The World
MT Influence or Mother Tongue Influence is when the grammar or vocabulary of a student’s Mother Tongue influence the way in which they use their Target Language or TL. For example, in Greek (and a number of other languages) people say open or close a...
by sheila_admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Linguistics
Your Mother Tongue (or MT) is the language you learn and speak as a child. It is sometimes known as First Language (FL), Native Language (NL) or Arterial Language. Note that it is NOT always the language spoken by your mother! It is usually the language learned in the...