Bilinguals’ Attitudes toward Code-Switching in Classroom Communication

 

 

Margana

 

 

This paper is concerned with code-switching (CS) practices in classroom communication. It is aimed at describing the attitudes of English teachers and first grade students of junior high schools toward code-switching practices in classroom communication and seeking out practical implications for English language teaching and learning. To achieve the objectives, 60 English teachers and 240 first grade students from selected junior high schools in Yogyakarta volunteered to participate in this study. They were selected by a purposive sampling technique. Data was gathered by questionnaire and analysed using Software Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results revealed that (1) CS was positively perceived by bilinguals in classroom communication, and (2) no significant difference in bilingual attitudes toward CS was found, in terms of gender, age, onset of English study, and teaching experience.

 

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Margana. (2005, March). Bilinguals’ attitudes toward code-switching in classroom communication. Paper presented at LIA International Conference, Jakarta.

 

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