THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CODE SWITCHING FOR MIXED-ABILITY ESP CLASSES

  • Maulida Yuniswati

Abstract

Code switching is the alternation between two or more languages in a speaker's speech
(Yamat et.al, 2011:19). It is believed that code switching occurs naturally as an indicator of
bilingualism. Classroom code switching starts to gain importance in language learning
classes (Chowdhury, 2013:42) and becomes a controversial issue in the EFL classes. The
language teachers who support classroom code switching in the EFL classes consider that it
facilitates the continuity of the speech. It also serves as an aid to transfer meaning and
communicative purpose. On the other hand, the ones who against the application of code
switching in classrooms view a mother tongue as interference which hampers the learning
environment. It makes the students become less interested in listening to the target
language and gain low English proficiency. However, from several notable papers under
classroom code switching, it can be concluded that code switching as one of scaffolding
activities does assist the students in learning English. Code switching plays an important
role both as the facilitative and the affective function.

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Published
Jan 3, 2018
How to Cite
YUNISWATI, Maulida. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CODE SWITCHING FOR MIXED-ABILITY ESP CLASSES. DIDAKTIKA : Jurnal Pemikiran Pendidikan, [S.l.], v. 22, n. 1, p. 41-47, jan. 2018. ISSN 2621-8941. Available at: <https://journal.umg.ac.id/index.php/didaktika/article/view/210>. Date accessed: 06 may 2024.
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