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Evaluating the Efficacy of Code-Switching as a Strategy for Enhancing ESL Instruction

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  • Latifah Almutairi
  • Reem Alqarni

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In this study I aim to evaluate the effectiveness of code-switching (CS) as a strategy to enhance teaching English as a second language and the usefulness of CS in enhancing students’ language acquisition, comprehension, and communication skills. The study sample included 52 English language teachers at Technical and Vocational Training Corporation in different colleges. I use a mixed-methods approach, which is a content analysis method of collecting data on the use of CS, as well as a questionnaire to collect information from English teachers about their experiences with CS in enhancing language acquisition, comprehension, and communication skills. The results showed that teachers believe that CS is a useful strategy in the ESL classroom. Moreover, there was a difference in the levels of CS in the classroom, which could be attributed to differences in teachers’ educational experiences, the level of the students' language acquisition they were teaching, and their teaching styles. The percentage of CS ranged from 13.5% to 25.7%, which indicates different degrees of reliance on CS as a communication tool.

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  • Latifah Almutairi & Reem Alqarni, 2024. "Evaluating the Efficacy of Code-Switching as a Strategy for Enhancing ESL Instruction," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 17(7), pages 1-64, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:eltjnl:v:17:y:2024:i:7:p:64
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    1. Yetti Zainil & Safnil Arsyad, 2021. "Teachers’ Perception of Their Code-Switching Practices in English as a Foreign Language Classes: The Results of Stimulated Recall Interview and Conversation Analysis," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(2), pages 21582440211, May.
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