چکیده (انگلیسی):

This research tries to find answers to the following questions: How much English and how much
Spanish is spoken in class? For what functions is each language used? Data were obtained from
the tape recording of Spanish conversation classes. Other data sourc es included non-participant
observations and an interview with each of the instructors. The COLT (Communicative
Orientation of Language Teaching), part B, was used to define categories of analysis of language.
Results seem to indicate that there was a large amount of focus on grammar, and use of restricted
and minimal linguistic forms.