Students’ Reactions to Teachers’ Codeswitching Practices: Insights from Ethiopian Secondary School EFL Settings
Codeswitching, which is viewed with suspicion, is widespread in EFL classrooms. However, only a handful of studies looked at it from the students’ perspectives, especially in the Ethiopian context. To this end, the aim of this study was to identify the attitudes of students towards teachers’ codeswi...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Tishk International University
2022-06-01
|
| Series: | International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://ijsses.tiu.edu.iq/index.php/volume-9-issue-2-article-13/ |
| Summary: | Codeswitching, which is viewed with suspicion, is widespread in EFL classrooms. However, only a handful of studies looked at it from the students’ perspectives, especially in the Ethiopian context. To this end, the aim of this study was to identify the attitudes of students towards teachers’ codeswitching practices. For this purpose, the quantitative research method was used. Accordingly, 256 students participated in the study. Data from the questionnaire were analyzed in terms of simple frequency counts and percentages. The results of the study generally indicated that students were positive toward teachers’ codeswitching in relation to teachers’ persona, academic, managerial and social functions despite divergent views among students. The results suggest that codeswitching functions as an effective teaching strategy in EFL classrooms. Furthermore, this research implies that teachers should adjust their language use accordingly by considering their students’ needs and English language proficiency levels. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2409-1294 2520-0968 |