ERIC Number: EJ1284902
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 13
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ISSN: EISSN-1305-578X
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A Critical Discourse Analysis of Impact of Code-Switching on Modern Adult Language Learners' Motivation in Pakistan
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, v17 spec iss 1 p109-121 2021
This research yields a review on demotivation among students due to poor language skills resulting in less participation in classrooms. It provides code-switching, the alternating use of languages in the discourse, as a solution to this problem. It is mixed-method research in which the data was collected from university teachers and students on a survey. The study followed Fairclough's model of Critical Discourse Analysis and helped reach conclusions regarding the use of code-switching in classes. It finds out that our university teachers are already using code-switching in their classes to help reduce foreign language anxiety and motivate learners towards learning. The study also highlighted the possible harm code-switching may bring to the students: students suffer in the long run due to their reliance on the usage of code-switching, and this complete dependency ultimately results in poor language skills development. Thus, the study recommends that teachers be careful and judicious in the use of code-switching in classes and that too only in the initial phase of university education.
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Code Switching (Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Learning Motivation, Student Participation, Classroom Communication, Language Usage, College Faculty, College Students, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Females, Single Sex Colleges, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Urdu, Language of Instruction
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
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