A « PLEA » for L1 use in L2/FL learning. The bilingual method
Research into bilingualism has opened up a new way to make the teaching of foreing languages a more ewciting, humane, rewarding, and above all effective activity. The bilingual method is one of the most “daring” methods that attempted to rehabilate initial L1 use in the process of L2/FL learning. This article attempts to explain the technçiques put forward by this method as well as the objectives targeted.