ISSN(Print): 2709-6254 | ISSN(Online) : 2709-6262 | ISSN-L : 2709-6254

Title

Undergraduate Students’ Uses of Code Switching (CS) in Pakistani Universities: A Reflective Study


Authors

  1. Dr. Humaira Irfan
    Associate Professor of English, Division of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  2. Dr. Muqaddas Butt
    Assistant Professor of Education, Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  3. Dr. Aisha Rizwan
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Administrative Sciences, University of Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

Pakistan is a multicultural, multilingual and multiethnic society, therefore, code switching (CS) is a common feature of the Pakistani society. The study has deployed the qualitative and quantitative methods to answer the research questions. The data was collected from the undergraduate students and their teachers of two public sector universities located in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The findings reveal that both undergraduate students and university teachers are using CS as a tool beneficially for multiple reasons in universities such as, teaching, translation, classroom discussion, comprehension, and explanation, conversation, asking for clarification and responding to teachers’ questions. The code switching alleviates students’ language anxiety. It is recommended that CS as an effective bilingual strategy of teaching should be included in teacher education programs to train the university faculty members for implementing it successfully in their classrooms for achieving the objectives of their academic courses.

Page Numers

426-434

Keywords

Code Switching, Comprehension, Conversation, Discussion, Translation

Article

Article # 41
Volume # 3
Issue # 2

DOI info

DOI Number: 10.47205/jdss.2022(3-II)41
DOI Link: http://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2022(3-II)41

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