Sociocultural Support for L1 in the Classroom Environment

Different sociocultural factors provide positive results in education for ELL students. One aspect is in the form of cooperative learning. "Positive race relations among students and socialization toward pro-social values and behaviors are potential outcomes of a cooperative- learning environment" (Diaz- Rico & Weed, 2010). As a result, there may be a sense of comfort in the school environment with students from different cultures. "Students may gain psychological support from one another as they acquire English, and this support can help the students work as a group with the teacher to achieve a workable sociocultural compromise between the use of L1 and L2" (Diaz- Rice & Weed, 2010).