ESL teachers’ perceptions and practices of code-switching in a Malaysian Chinese independent secondary school
Code-switching (CS) is one of the communicative strategies used in defining and structuring social relationships of speakers. In this study, we demonstrate how teachers perceive and employ CS in a Malaysian Chinese Independent School (MCIS) English classrooms to achieve communicative intents and to...
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Code-switching (CS) is one of the communicative strategies used in defining and structuring social relationships of speakers. In this study, we demonstrate how teachers perceive and employ CS in a Malaysian Chinese Independent School (MCIS) English classrooms to achieve communicative intents and to create a sense of belonging among students. Ethnography recording of classroom discourse and semi-structured interviews with seven English teachers were employed. The analysis reveals a noteworthy commitment that CS does not only act as a pedagogical tool but also as a means of facilitating interpersonal communication in class.
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| spelling | doaj-art-006eab22b10b4888897afcbde8d02d8d2025-08-20T02:33:35ZengUniversiti MalayaJournal of Modern Languages1675-526X2462-19862019-12-0129ESL teachers’ perceptions and practices of code-switching in a Malaysian Chinese independent secondary schoolYeevon Wong0David Yoong1University of SelangorUniversity of Malaya Code-switching (CS) is one of the communicative strategies used in defining and structuring social relationships of speakers. In this study, we demonstrate how teachers perceive and employ CS in a Malaysian Chinese Independent School (MCIS) English classrooms to achieve communicative intents and to create a sense of belonging among students. Ethnography recording of classroom discourse and semi-structured interviews with seven English teachers were employed. The analysis reveals a noteworthy commitment that CS does not only act as a pedagogical tool but also as a means of facilitating interpersonal communication in class. http://jummec.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/17919Malaysian Chinese Secondary SchoolClassroom Code-switching |
| spellingShingle | Yeevon Wong David Yoong ESL teachers’ perceptions and practices of code-switching in a Malaysian Chinese independent secondary school Journal of Modern Languages Malaysian Chinese Secondary School Classroom Code-switching |
| title | ESL teachers’ perceptions and practices of code-switching in a Malaysian Chinese independent secondary school |
| title_full | ESL teachers’ perceptions and practices of code-switching in a Malaysian Chinese independent secondary school |
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| title_full_unstemmed | ESL teachers’ perceptions and practices of code-switching in a Malaysian Chinese independent secondary school |
| title_short | ESL teachers’ perceptions and practices of code-switching in a Malaysian Chinese independent secondary school |
| title_sort | esl teachers perceptions and practices of code switching in a malaysian chinese independent secondary school |
| topic | Malaysian Chinese Secondary School Classroom Code-switching |
| url | http://jummec.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/17919 |
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