Original article | Open Access
Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research 2021, Vol. 16(4) 8-29
pp. 8 - 29 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2021.383.1
Publish Date: December 02, 2021 | Single/Total View: 421/766 | Single/Total Download: 675/1.157
Abstract
This study aims to clarify whether the implementation of language alternation in the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL) has strengths or limitations from both teachers and students' points of view. By making use of both qualitative data which was conducted through structured interviews with 23 teachers in one of the provinces of Turkey as well as applying structured forms to 92 teachers from 34 cities in Turkey and quantitative data containing five-point Likert scale questionnaire collected from 226 students, the current research reports students' stances towards teacher code-switching in EFL classrooms in Turkish secondary and high school context, and teachers' language choice causes with inferable results. The data from the questionnaire were collated, and the SPSS program was used to calculate the descriptive calculations involving percentages and frequencies. The results of the study reveal that students and teachers tend to agree on the majority of questions. While students welcomed the teachers' code-switching efforts in English lessons, the teachers advocated the balanced conduct of language switching, especially in terms of communication skills.
Keywords: Code-switching, Mother Tongue, English Language, EFL Teachers, Learners
APA 7th edition
Yildiz, I., & Bergil, A.S. (2021). Students and Teachers’ Points of View on Code-Switching in EFL Classes: A Balance or Imbalance Paradigm?. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 16(4), 8-29. https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2021.383.1
Harvard
Yildiz, I. and Bergil, A. (2021). Students and Teachers’ Points of View on Code-Switching in EFL Classes: A Balance or Imbalance Paradigm?. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 16(4), pp. 8-29.
Chicago 16th edition
Yildiz, Islam and Ayfer Su Bergil (2021). "Students and Teachers’ Points of View on Code-Switching in EFL Classes: A Balance or Imbalance Paradigm?". Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research 16 (4):8-29. https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2021.383.1