Teachers' and students' attitudes and reasons toward code-switching in the private Jordanian secondary English language classes
Other Title(s)
اتجاهات و دوافع المدرسين و الطلبة حول التحول اللغوي في الإنجليزية في المدراس الثانوية الأردنية الخاصة
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
Comitee Members
Jalabnah, Atif Mustafa Muflih
Khafaji, Rasul
al-Hassan, Ahmad
University
Middle East University
Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of English
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2009
English Abstract
This study aimed at investigating Teachers' and Students' Attitudes and Reasons toward Code-Switching in the Private Jordanian Secondary English Language Classes.
The study raised the following questions: 1.
What are the attitudes of Jordanian EFL teachers toward CS in EFL classroom? 2.
Why do Jordanian EFL teachers resort to CS in EFL classes? 3.
What are the students' attitudes toward teachers' CS? To achieve the goals of the study, the researcher used three instruments after establishing their validity and reliability and they were: classroom observation checklist, semi-structured interviews and teachers' and students' questionnaires.
The first sample included 58 teachers of English and 168 students from the first secondary classes.
The two samples were selected from different schools in West Amman with relation to the two questionnaires.
Second, four teachers were chosen upon their cooperation to be interviewed and observed in their classrooms.
Statistical analysis was conducted for the collected data.
The percentages and means were calculated for the questionnaires, and the lesson observations and interviews were described in words.
Results of the study revealed that: Teachers became conscious of Code Switching’s (CS) effect on the students language use.
They were divided into positive and negative attitudes about the use of CS in EFL classes.
They claimed that it helped both teachers and students by enhancing interaction in the classroom and increasing the learning/ teaching of English.
But despite of this, they were sure that CS impeded the students' oral communication and should be controlled as far as possible.
Teachers' reasons for CS were varied.
Some of them code switch to help students develop their communicative competence by asking questions and giving answers; others code switch to help students to understand grammar and new vocabulary which according to students it facilitated learning English.
According to the findings of the study, the researcher recommended that the sample may be extended to include public and private schools for the purpose of detecting the differences between them.
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
No. of Pages
99
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Introduction.
Chapter Two : Review of related literature.
Chapter Three : Methods and procedures.
Chapter Four : Results of the study.
Chapter Five : Discussion and recommendations.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Nuaymat, Maryam Isa Said. (2009). Teachers' and students' attitudes and reasons toward code-switching in the private Jordanian secondary English language classes. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Nuaymat, Maryam Isa Said. Teachers' and students' attitudes and reasons toward code-switching in the private Jordanian secondary English language classes. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University. (2009).
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Nuaymat, Maryam Isa Said. (2009). Teachers' and students' attitudes and reasons toward code-switching in the private Jordanian secondary English language classes. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692599
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-692599
