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Teachers’ Perspectives and Uses of Code-Switching in Adult EFL Classrooms (Bensen, Hanife.)

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Teachers’ Perspectives and Uses of Code-Switching in Adult EFL Classrooms
Author:	Bensen, Hanife. Search Author in Amazon Books

Classification:	LA229

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- Code-switching used to be strongly associated with bilinguals‟ perceived inability to master two languages properly, hence moving from one language to the other whenever the speaker didn‟t have the necessary linguistic skills in the language of the conversation. In language classrooms, it would even be seen as detrimental to the mastery of the target language. However, code-switching, i.e. the act of switching from one linguistic code to another within the same discourse, has become the focus of recent research studies as a positive element of teaching and learning in language classrooms. The current study investigated the acts of code-switching by teachers in EFL classrooms in the English Preparatory School of a private university in North Cyprus. With a sociolinguistic perspective, four different teachers‟ (two bilinguals, one native speaker of Turkish and one native speaker of English) classroom interactions were audio-recorded and analysed. Follow-up playback sessions were also conducted to tap into the teachers‟ perspectives on their own use of code-switching in the classroom. The results of the analysis revealed that all of the teachers code-switched for different purposes and they all believed that it was an effective tool to enhance learning when employed carefully.