Open AccessStudents’ Perception towards Teacher’s Code-switching in EFL Clasroom: Exploring Pedagogical Functions
Author(s) -
Fanny Wibowo,
Maya Rahmawati,
Acep Bahrum Kamil
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
edumaspul : jurnal pendidikan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2580-0469
pISSN - 2548-8201
DOI - 10.33487/edumaspul.v5i2.1783
Subject(s) - code switching , phenomenon , perception , code (set theory) , mathematics education , focus (optics) , english as a foreign language , psychology , computer science , pedagogy , linguistics , programming language , physics , philosophy , set (abstract data type) , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , optics
Code-switching is an inevitable phenomenon that often happens inside a foreign or second English classroom. However, this phenomenon is often treated like the elephant in the room: the teacher recognizes its presence but is never really aware of it. While many studies regarding code-switching topics in EFL classrooms only focus on analyzing the type of teacher's code-switching. This study aims to seek out the pedagogical functions behind the teacher's decision to code-switch and determine the students' perception towards the teacher's code-switching. The classroom observation and two interview sessions are conducted with one teacher and three participants by applying a case study. It is found that the student's shallow English proficiency influences the student's perception of code-switching, and the teacher is very conscious of the pedagogical functions when she decided to code-switch.