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Published: 15 December 2022

Purposes of Code-Switching in Turkish Preparatory Classes: An Action Research

Mehmet Fatih Amcalar, Gözde Amcalar, Besra Ceren Öztürkçü, Habib Çelik

Ministry of National Education, Turkey

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10.31014/aior.1993.05.04.637

Pages: 479-484

Keywords: Code-Switching, ELT, L1 Use, Motivation, Comprehension

Abstract

Classroom interaction is a vital factor for teaching and learning second language. Numerous studies were conducted by researchers to shed a light on different aspects of this concept. Many different features of classroom interaction were dealt with researchers such as feedback, questioning, concept checking. Code-switching during the lesson is one of that features. It has been a widely debated topic for researchers. For this reason, the aim of this action research is to see the L1 amount and purposes in a preparatory class. Results indicated that 4/1 lesson time was spent with L1 and teacher used L1 for different purposes such as increasing motivation, increasing comprehension, humor, and building personal relationships

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