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Code Switching In The English Language

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Code switchingis an alternate use of languages in a discourse. It is a norm in bilingual communities. In the domain of English Language Teaching it refers to switching tofirst language (L1) from English. The present study is conducted in the context of University of Sindh (a public sector university in Pakistan)where Code switching is a common practice in English language classes at undergraduate level. However, there is a research niche regarding the study of Code switching in the present context. Therefore, the present research aims to fill that gap by investigatingthe teachers’ reasons of Code switching in English language classesat University of Sindh. The study is based on interpretive paradigm using qualitative methodology.The data was …show more content…

A substantial number of Pakistanis study at public sector universities where students from varied background gain admission. Code switching from English to Urdu is common among educated Pakistani bilinguals (Anwar, 2007).Code switching (henceforth referred to as CS) and code mixingare actually two different kinds of codes. The former refers to the shift from one language to another in the same discourse and the latter refers to the mixing of two or more languages in the same discourse (Jalal, 2010). Such coding system is a norm and “a natural consequence” in bilingual societies (Chan, 2007). But, with the globalization of English it seems to connote with switching to English from L1. As far as the use of CS in Target Language (TL) classes is concerned, it refers to a language shift at the time of need (Jingxia, 2010). Thus, in the context of English language teaching, CS refers to teaching English with the help of L1 (Chowdhry, …show more content…

It is a university offering 55 disciplines. Therefore, there is the enrollment of diverse groups of learners having different backgrounds. One of the aspects of diversity is in terms of linguistic competence in English. It has generally been observed that teaching English-through-English seems less effective in English language classes where majority of the students possess limited proficiency in English. Thus, CS is taken as a teaching aid and it is a commonplace practice in English Language Classes.
There is a substantial research gap in the present context of the study, therefore it is hard to establish the reasons behind CS by English language teachers. The current study, therefore, attempts to explore the reasons of teacher CS in English language classes, aiming to fulfill the gap in the existing body of literature in the context of Pakistan.
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