ERIC Number: EJ1208527
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Publication Date: 2019-Feb
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Teachers' Perceptions and Use of Code-Switching in Core ESL Classes in Quebec Elementary Schools
Garcia Cortés, Olga Mireya; Parks, Susan
Canadian Modern Language Review, v75 n1 p23-39 Feb 2019
This study explores the code-switching practices of five core ESL teachers from the elementary grades in Quebec francophone schools. Through a fine-grained emic analysis of the teachers' reasons for code-switching, the study illuminates how they variously used French as a resource to fulfil their institutional roles as teachers. In addition, the study shed light on how strategies as a pedagogical resource were variously used by teachers to maximize the use of English. Considering the elementary level of language proficiency of the students, the present study underscores Carless's contention that the teacher's experiences, beliefs, and competencies may be a more significant factor than the students' language level for target language use. However, it also draws attention to how contextual factors constrain teachers' ability to maximize the L2 in line with their beliefs and the requirements of the provincial ESL curriculum.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Code Switching (Language), French, Language of Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Competencies
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Education Level: Elementary Education
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