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Re: Code switching in EFL/ESL class lesson
shamshoque:
There is a survey (on code switching) out for all English teachers. It would be fun to have comments, observations etc. on such an important issue like code switching.
Please show your interest when colleagues approach you for some time. Thank you.
Subrata.eng:
I don't know whether 'Code Switching' is positive or negative, and I don't like to debate on the issue. However, while teaching the students of undergraduate and/or even postgraduate, I sometimes feel to switch from Target Language to Mother Tongue. Sometimes, I find my students' faces are dark and blank, and I understand that I fail to communicate them properly through TL.Hence, in the very moment, I switch my language to make them understand the topic I am discussing. No doubt, I have found this type of code switching works effectively for my students to comprehend the text and to connect the text with relevant context(s).
Disclaimer: It can be my limitation of language skills, or my approach to teaching. So, I don't want to emphasise on anything related to code switching let alone taking part in the debate.
Subrata Mozumder
Afroza Akhter Tina:
I also share the same as Subrata Sir.Sometimes I switch from English to Bangla for the sake of my students who are not familiar with a classroom which has only English as the medium of instruction.Hence I find it helpful and effective sometimes.
Afroza Akhter Tina
Senior Lecturer
Department of English, DIU
shamshoque:
Subrata and Tina,
Thank you for your thought-provoking responses. Now you, and all colleagues for that matter, need to spare few minutes to tranfer those brilliant ideas on code switching to a questionnaire that's coming in your way soon. I look forward to get enlightened from those answers. Thank you in advance.
Shams Hoque
Subrata.eng:
We are glad to do that, Sir.
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