The Canadian Modern Language Review / La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes

Aside from agreeing with Cook that there is indeed a place for the teacher to use the students' L1 in L2 and FL teaching, the author also highlights some disadvantages when teachers rely too extensively on the L1; and also calls into question what 'maximise' really means in terms of an optimal or acceptable amount of TL and L1 use by teachers.