ERIC Number: EJ1129365
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jan
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0215-773X
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Lecturers' and Students' Beliefs in Code-Switching: A Malaysian Polytechnic Context
Mokhtar, Mazlin Mohamed
TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, v26 n1 p85-96 Jan 2015
This research is to discover whether lecturers' beliefs coincide with their practices in their daily teaching. The focus will be on the belief in the use of code-switching in the classroom. At the same time, it is also worthwhile to indicate whether there are differences in the beliefs between the lecturers and the students. For that purpose three lecturers from an engineering department of a polytechnic in a northern region as well as the students in the classrooms were chosen to participate in this research. The methods designed include classroom observations, questionnaires for both the lecturers and students, and interviews with the lecturers after the classroom observation. The findings showed that the lecturers mostly used reiteration and message qualification functions when code-switching. They believed that it was intended mainly to enhance their students' understanding and to save their time from lengthy explanation whenever the students are in doubt. This was agreeable by most students as they believed that code-switching could help them understand the lessons better. Some recommendations are made based on the findings and analysis of the results, expecting that it would further improve the teaching of Mathematics, Science and technical subjects in the Malaysian polytechnics.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Code Switching (Language), Language Usage, Questionnaires, Observation, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Malayo Polynesian Languages, Postsecondary Education, College Faculty, College Students, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN). Malang, East Java, 65145, Indonesia. TEFLIN Publication Division, Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang 5, Tel: +62-341-570566; Fax: +62-341-567475; e-mail: journal@teflin.org; Web site: http://journal.teflin.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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