Open AccessIndonesian Teacher’s Code Switching and Mixing in EFL Context
Author(s) -
Syafrizal Syafrizal,
Nurhaeda Gailea,
Fitriani Pratiwi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
english language teaching and linguistics studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2640-9844
pISSN - 2640-9836
DOI - 10.22158/eltls.v1n1p1
Subject(s) - code mixing , code switching , indonesian , context (archaeology) , mixing (physics) , code (set theory) , mathematics education , directive , psychology , function (biology) , computer science , pedagogy , programming language , linguistics , physics , geography , set (abstract data type) , philosophy , archaeology , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , biology
The objectives of research are to investigate the frequency of teacher’s code switching and code mixing, the function of teacher’s code switching and code mixing in EFL Classroom, and teacher and students’ attitude toward it. This research focuses on analyzing EFL teacher’s utterances at 10 th grade and by using Poplack, Musyken and Wardhaugh theory. The method of this study is case study. The data of the research is in the form of written recording utterances during teaching and learning process in the classroom, interview and questionnaire. Based on the analysis of the data, reveals that there are three major conclusions about teacher’s code switching and code mixing in EFL classroom. First, code switching and code mixing exist in EFL classroom. Second, the use of code switching and code mixing in EFL classroom has various functions includes topic switch, affective, repetitive, directive and phatic function, as proposed by Sert (2005) and Apple and Musyken (2006). Third, the data from the questionnaire reflects the positive attitude toward the use of code switching and code mixing along teaching and learning activities in the classroom. While both teacher and students agreed that code switching and code mixing can promote better understanding and be effective to make students understand their teacher’s practice instructions and material explanation.