Students’ Attitudes to Teachers’ Code -Switching at Undergraduate Level in Pakistan
Journal Title: Global Language Review - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
The study investigates attitudes of social and natural science students towards the practice of code switching by respective teachers at undergraduate level. For this purpose, Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) is applied. An adapted questionnaire of El-Fiki (1999) focused the advantages, disadvantages and CS practice as a helping tool in teaching methodology. The statistical results show a variation in the students’ attitudes based on gender, program and academic background. Furthermore, the results show that the students favor CS as it enhances the comprehension level of the students regarding the subject, they are enrolled in. The study concludes that teachers’ codeswitching proves helpful in achieving the academic goals.
Authors and Affiliations
Summaira Aziz, Fasih Ahmed, Momel Shehnaz
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- EP ID EP606768
- DOI 10.31703/glr.2017(II-I).03
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