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Code switching in Malaysian secondary ESL classroom: a preliminary study from Sabah

The dearth of research investigating the use of code-switching (CS) in English as a second language (ESL) classrooms in Sabah, Malaysia, has triggered the current study to examine this phenomenon at a secondary school in Tawau, Sabah. A qualitative approach was utilized by the present research throu...

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Main Authors: Noor Azaliya Binti Jumal, Asmaa AlSaqqaf, Nik Zaitun Nik Mohamed
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LB1603-1696.6 Secondary education. High schools
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spelling my.ums.eprints.290652021-09-20T01:52:22Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29065/ Code switching in Malaysian secondary ESL classroom: a preliminary study from Sabah Noor Azaliya Binti Jumal Asmaa AlSaqqaf Nik Zaitun Nik Mohamed LB1603-1696.6 Secondary education. High schools The dearth of research investigating the use of code-switching (CS) in English as a second language (ESL) classrooms in Sabah, Malaysia, has triggered the current study to examine this phenomenon at a secondary school in Tawau, Sabah. A qualitative approach was utilized by the present research through conducting classroom observations where data were obtained from three Form-Five ESL classes. Both teachers‟ and students‟ CS uses were analysed utilizing Sert (2005) functions of CS adopted from the framework proposed by Mattsson and Burenhult-Mattsson (1999), Eldridge (1996) and Cole (1998). Results revealed that teachers and students in ESL classrooms in Tawau not only use CS but they also use code mixing (CM). Furthermore, data analysis also showed that CS has different functions for both teachers and students. While teachers use CS mostly for repetition function or switch, students‟ use of CS is mainly for floor holding and reiteration. Further research may explore the use of CM in ESL classroom as this area of research has not been investigated adequately whether in Malaysia in general or in Sabah in particular, which would enable future studies to determine the functions of CM and examine the differences between CS and CM in ESL classroom. AESS Publications 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29065/1/Code%20switching%20in%20Malaysian%20secondary%20ESL%20classroom_%20a%20preliminary%20study%20from%20Sabah_ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29065/2/Code%20switching%20in%20Malaysian%20secondary%20ESL%20classroom_%20a%20preliminary%20study%20from%20Sabah_FULL%20TEXT.pdf Noor Azaliya Binti Jumal and Asmaa AlSaqqaf and Nik Zaitun Nik Mohamed (2019) Code switching in Malaysian secondary ESL classroom: a preliminary study from Sabah. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 9. pp. 327-334. ISSN 2226-5139 (P-ISSN) , 2224-4441 (E-ISSN) http://www.aessweb.com/journals/5007/May2019?ic=download&id=4562
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Noor Azaliya Binti Jumal
Asmaa AlSaqqaf
Nik Zaitun Nik Mohamed
Code switching in Malaysian secondary ESL classroom: a preliminary study from Sabah
description The dearth of research investigating the use of code-switching (CS) in English as a second language (ESL) classrooms in Sabah, Malaysia, has triggered the current study to examine this phenomenon at a secondary school in Tawau, Sabah. A qualitative approach was utilized by the present research through conducting classroom observations where data were obtained from three Form-Five ESL classes. Both teachers‟ and students‟ CS uses were analysed utilizing Sert (2005) functions of CS adopted from the framework proposed by Mattsson and Burenhult-Mattsson (1999), Eldridge (1996) and Cole (1998). Results revealed that teachers and students in ESL classrooms in Tawau not only use CS but they also use code mixing (CM). Furthermore, data analysis also showed that CS has different functions for both teachers and students. While teachers use CS mostly for repetition function or switch, students‟ use of CS is mainly for floor holding and reiteration. Further research may explore the use of CM in ESL classroom as this area of research has not been investigated adequately whether in Malaysia in general or in Sabah in particular, which would enable future studies to determine the functions of CM and examine the differences between CS and CM in ESL classroom.
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author Noor Azaliya Binti Jumal
Asmaa AlSaqqaf
Nik Zaitun Nik Mohamed
author_facet Noor Azaliya Binti Jumal
Asmaa AlSaqqaf
Nik Zaitun Nik Mohamed
author_sort Noor Azaliya Binti Jumal
title Code switching in Malaysian secondary ESL classroom: a preliminary study from Sabah
title_short Code switching in Malaysian secondary ESL classroom: a preliminary study from Sabah
title_full Code switching in Malaysian secondary ESL classroom: a preliminary study from Sabah
title_fullStr Code switching in Malaysian secondary ESL classroom: a preliminary study from Sabah
title_full_unstemmed Code switching in Malaysian secondary ESL classroom: a preliminary study from Sabah
title_sort code switching in malaysian secondary esl classroom: a preliminary study from sabah
publisher AESS Publications
publishDate 2019
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29065/1/Code%20switching%20in%20Malaysian%20secondary%20ESL%20classroom_%20a%20preliminary%20study%20from%20Sabah_ABSTRACT.pdf
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