STUDENT’S PERCEPTION OF TEACHERS’ CODE-SWITCHING IN PAKISTANI ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

Abstract

Code-switching is a strategy used by the teachers to teach the English language. Code-switching is defined as a shift from one language to another language by a speaker during a conversation. The present study investigates the perceptions of the students toward their teachers’ code-switching. Students have both positive and negative perceptions of the teachers code-switching, but we try to investigate whether or not it is helpful if a teacher switches languages in an English classroom. The study used a mixed-method approach using a questionnaire consisting of 10 close-ended questions and 1 open-ended question to investigate the perceptions of the students. Findings of the research demonstrated that the majority of the students showed a negative attitude towards teachers’ code-switching; however, some of the students were in favor of code-switching for the ease of instruction.