Teachers’ Code Switching Used by Indonesian Lecturers in EFL Classrooms

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10.2991/eltlt-18.2019.52How to use a DOI?

Keywords

inter-sentential code switching, intra-sentential code switching, extra-sentential code switching, EFL classroom

Abstract

The aim of this study is to know the types and the functions of code switching employed by the lecturers in EFL classrooms. Two English lecturers of Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Indonesia, took part in this study while one lecturer from Universitas Negeri Semarang as its supervisor. The participants were chosen purposively. Data were collected through classroom observation, video-recordings, and interview with both lecturers. The results of the quantitative and qualitative analysis show that the lecturers employed code switching as proposed by Poplack (1980) comprised inter-sentential code switching (44.7%), intra-sentential code switching (44.7%), and extra-sentential code switching/tag switching (10.5%). The lecturers employed code switching to help the students in understanding the lecturers’ explanation, requesting help, and clearing misunderstanding. The use of code switching was believed that it helped the lecturers and the students to create the communication effectively in the classroom

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Bambang Purwanto
AU  - Siti Aimah
PY  - 2019/06
DA  - 2019/06
TI  - Teachers’ Code Switching Used by Indonesian Lecturers in EFL Classrooms
BT  - Proceedings of the UNNES International Conference on English Language Teaching, Literature, and Translation (ELTLT 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 259
EP  - 266
SN  - 2352-5398
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