Researching code-switching in teacher classroom discourse : Questioning the sufficiency of informant reports

• Main Authors: Then, David Chen-On, Ting, Su Hie
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The International Journal - Language Society and Culture 2011
• Subjects: AC Collections. Series. Collected works; L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1060/7/Researching%20code.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/1060/

This study examined the functions of code-switching in teacher classroom discourse using informant reports and direct observations to find out whether teachers were aware of their use and purposes of code-switching. The participants of the study were 18 teachers teaching Forms 1 and 2 in three Malay...