The Code-Switching in Teacher-Talk in EFL Classroom  

Oleh:

Kurniawati, Nia ; Astuti, Hepy Sri Rahayu Puji

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: The 62st TEFLIN International Conference: Teaching and Assessing L2 Learners in the 21st Century, Denpasar, 14-16th September 2015, Book 1, page 370-379.
Topik: code-switching; students’ perception; Teacher’s interaction; L1; L2; EFL classroom
Fulltext: hal 370.pdf (16.58MB)

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Classroom code-switching is a common as well as an arguable practice in EFL classroom discourse, even though in an EFL setting the teachers often use it in their Teacher-talk. The success of teaching depends to a large extent on the classroom interactions that occur between teachers and students. This research tried to reveal the code-switching in teacher-talk in an EFL classroom, the students’ perception toward it and also the teachers’ consideration in practicing code-switching. The research is qualitative in nature. It was conducted in a private university and involved two teachers and also the classes they taught. The instruments used in this research were classroom observations, a questionnaire, and interviews. The functions of the code-switching were analyzed on the basis of Hyme’s (1962) framework. The study results showed that the teachers often used code-switching in their interactions in the classroom, they used code-switching to give students’ instructions, to explain complex concepts, and to explain the difficult words. The students also perceived code-switching positively, because it helped them in understanding difficult subjects. They felt more comfortable in communicating with the teachers. While the teachers’ main considerations in using code-switching in the classroom are to facilitate the second language learning and to lower the affective filter in the learning process. Thus, L1 could be a useful and important component to help L2 learners to learn English as foreign language (EFL) during the learning process and facilitate the students to understand the content as well.

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