Code-Switching English and Thai Used by Intensive English Program Primary School Students

Patcharin Kiaowanich, Kampeeraphab Intanoo and Nawamin Prachanant

World Journal of English Language, 2023, vol. 13, issue 8, 194

Abstract: This research study examines the types and functions of code-switching observed in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes among Thai students enrolled in an Intensive English Program Primary school. Through the use of video-recording and semi-structured interviews, a purposively selected group of seven fifth-grade students were analyzed. The findings reveal four types of code-switching- extra-sentential switching, tag switching, inter-sentential switching, and intra-sentential switching, Furthermore, six functions of code switching emerged- referential, expressive, directive, phatic, metalinguistic, and poetic (The latter not being present in this particular study). The study concludes that code-switching plays a pivotal role in fostering diverse and meaningful interactions within the classroom, serving various essential purposes.

Date: 2023
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