Analyzing the code switching behaviors of chilean high schools : a linguistic/functional analysis of teacher's choices in the EFL classroom
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2018
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en
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Universidad Andrés Bello
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Despite of the fact that code-switching behavior of high schools teachers is a common
phenomenon in the Chilean classroom, there is a gap in literature and studies related to it. The
aim of this study is establishing if there is any relation between its occurrence and the
accomplishment of a number of pedagogic functions. For this reason, the use of both the L1 and
L2 of two EFL Chilean teachers was examined in two different classes per teacher during three
sessions through audio-recordings. Each teacher talk was analyzed so that each part of it was
labeled as belonging to one of the classroom modes described in Walsh (2006). The two most
frequent modes, managerial and materials were considered for the analysis where the discourse
was analyzed splitting it up into AS-units. Later on, the observational scheme FLAATT was used
to analyze frequency of language and functions as well as the relationship if any between the
two. The results show that the L1 has a hegemonic presence in the EFL classroom, being used
by teachers when performing a wide range of pedagogic functions and having a more visible
presence when the aims of the teacher involve setting up the class, passing out information on
details and specifications of different activities and tasks intended for future lessons and making
comments on the students’ answers when an answer needs to be better developed. On the
contrary, the L2 was more present in the stages of the class where teacher had to check the
students’ learning and modeled certain language forms for them. The study demonstrates that
these teachers’ language choices were not consistent for conveying certain pedagogical
functions.
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Tesina (Magíster en la Enseñanza del Inglés como Lengua Extranjera)
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Profesores de Inglés, Investigaciones, Cambio de Código (Lingüística), Enseñanza Media, Chile