Code Switching in Formal setting among ESL/PKPG undergraduates of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
This study aims to find instances of code switching in group discussions during lecture hours among 3rd Year ESL PKPG Undergraduates of BEd. TESL programme enrolled in KMT 4053: English for Specific Purposes course. It will identify the functions reflected in each of the instances. Lastly, thi...
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
2007
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/50052/1/Cecilia%20%28dsva%29.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/50052/2/Cecilia%20%28Abstract%29.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/50052/3/Cecilia%20ft.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/50052/ |
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| Summary: | This study aims to find instances of code switching in group discussions during
lecture hours among 3rd Year ESL PKPG Undergraduates of BEd. TESL programme
enrolled in KMT 4053: English for Specific Purposes course. It will identify the
functions reflected in each of the instances. Lastly, this paper aims to identify the
factors promoting code switching. This is a case study as it is based on a single
classroom. The study incorporated 3 data collection techniques: questionnaire, tape
recording and interviews. The transcription of the discussion served as a basis for the
interview with those who code switched. 35 participants were involved in this study
where 21 participants were found to code switch during discussion. 221 instances of
code switching were found and they reflected socializing function, linguistic
insecurity, repetitive function, affective function, topic switch, compensation for
deficiencies, meaning making, conflict control, supporting thinking and
communication. Conflict control function was found to have no significance among
the participants. 7 new functions of code switching were found in this study namely;
attraction, agreement, conviction, serves monologues, speed up, simplify and avoid
scepticism function. The factors that were identified in this study are formal versus
informal regard of the participants towards discussions during lecture hours, peer
influence versus no influence and absence versus presence of the lecturer. The study
was basically done focusing on one particular group of undergraduates therefore it
may not represent the whole population of UNIMAS undergraduates. This study
incorporated in depth analysis, consequently increased the validity of the data.
Therefore the findings ofthe study are a reliable one. |
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