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Title Syntactic and Pragmatic Function of Code Switching in Undergraduate ESL Classrooms: A Survey Study

Author(s) Abdul Aziz

Abstract The study explores the impact of code-switching on the second language learning of the students in the ESL undergraduate classrooms in the universities of Peshawar city. In an ESL classroom, all of the students belong to diverse linguistic backgrounds, and they are learning the non-native language in a shared environment, as a result of which code switching is unavoidable. The research is qualitative, and a non-probability convenience sampling technique has been used to prepare a sample of forty classes from five universities of Peshawar city which are running BS English programs. The study used a two-pronged approach, classroom observations and teacher interviews, for data collection and using the theoretical framework tailored from Myers-Scotton (1993) and Poplack (1980) theories of code switching, the researcher analyzed the data using quantitative and qualitative techniques. The findings of the study revealed that the classroom participants practiced code switching actively and it hampered their second language learning efficiency in various areas of the second language such as grammar, vocabulary, self-expression, confidence. Moreover, the teachers have diverse views about the practice of code switching in the classroom with some in favor of it while other are against it. It needs to be made sure that code-switching is not practiced unnecessarily in the classroom and future research may be conducted on other aspects of code switching and their impact on second language learning.

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Department English

Language English

Publication Date 2024-04-02

Subject Linguistics

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