THE USE OF TEACHER’S CODE SWITCHING IN ENGLISH TEACHING

Eko Author

doi:10.36423/altics.v1i1.296

Abstract

This research is to describe code switching that teacher used in teaching process. The researcher wants to analysis the type and the function of using code switching by teacher because English is not compulsory subject in elementary school and English is still unfamiliar for Indonesian students. The subject was English teacher who teaches in seventh grade at SMPN 1 Parungponteng, Tasikmalaya. Based on the research, the teacher practiced code switching in order to help the students in delivering materials. In the process of code switching, the teacher practiced Bahasa Indonesia, Sundanese and English. The aims of this research were to classify the types of code switching and functions of code switching. It was descriptive qualitative research designs of which instrument are both observation and interview. The findings from the data analysis indicated that the types of code switching were found in three types: inter-sentential switching, intra-sentential switching, tag switching. The functions of code switching used by the teacher were found three functions: message reiteration, message qualification and interjection. Furthermore, the type reason of using code switching by teacher based on interview was repetition used for clarification because the teacher wants students understand what teacher has explained. Keyword: code switching, sociolinguistics, bilingualism, English as a foreign language, EFL teaching.

Highlights

Code switching is one of phenomenon in teaching, especially for bilingualism or people who speak more than one language. in education, code switching is the option for teacher to explain something clearly when the teacher teaches foreign language
This section began with the presenting help finding out the types, the functions of of the findings found by the writer after code switching practised by the teacher
Code-Switching in English as a functions of code switching used by Foreign Language Classroom: English teacher of the seventh grade

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Code switching is one of phenomenon in teaching, especially for bilingualism or people who speak more than one language. in education, code switching is the option for teacher to explain something clearly when the teacher teaches foreign language. “It’s okay, no problem, ya nggak?” It is a code switching because the utterance shows that the speaker switches from English “It’s okay, no problem” to Indonesian “ya nggak?” This code switching which is existed in the last sentences is an insertion of a tag from one language into an utterance which is entirely in one another language. In Intrasentential switching, code switching occurs two code within a clause It means that the speaker inserted phrases, clauses from another language within the same sentence. Intra-sentential switching was the most common data which occurred in teacher’s utterances with 15 data This type is occurred two code within a clause. It means that the teacher inserted phrases, clauses from another language within the same teacher’s utterances.

Interjection

CONCLUSION