EFL Teachers' and Learners' Perceptions of Code-switching: The Role of Learners' L2 Proficiency Levels

Najlaa A. Altalhi
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Code-switching (CS) is a complex linguistic phenomenon in bilingual environments, such as English as a second language (ESL) and English as a foreign language (EFL). In recent years, CS has been viewed as a meaningful linguistic phenomenon in ESL and EFL contexts. This research investigates EFL teachers' and learners' perceptions of the use of CS in Saudi universities. Also, this research aims to investigate the relationship between learners' perceptions of CS and their L2 proficiency levels. A quantitative approach is utilised in this research to collect data from 40 Saudi EFL teachers and 50 Saudi undergraduate EFL learners to investigate their perceptions of CS used in their EFL classrooms. Further, the researcher uses two modified Likert-type questionnaires adopted from Alkhudair (2019) to elicit teachers' and learners' perceptions of CS used in their EFL classrooms. In addition, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to determine the frequencies, percentages, and mean scores. The learners took Oxford Online Placement Tests to investigate the role of L1 in EFL classrooms. Also, SPSS was used to calculate the Pearson Correlation Coefficient to investigate a correlation between learners' L2 proficiency levels and their perceptions of using L1 in EFL classrooms. As a result, both teachers and learners showed positive attitudes towards CS in EFL classrooms. Moreover, upon investigating the relationship between learners' English language proficiency level and their perceptions of L1 use, the results suggest positive and negative correlations.
EFL 教师和学习者对语码转换的看法:学习者 L2 水平的作用
语码转换(CS)是英语作为第二语言(ESL)和英语作为外语(EFL)等双语环境中的一种复杂语言现象。近年来,CS 已被视为 ESL 和 EFL 环境中一种有意义的语言现象。本研究调查了沙特大学中 EFL 教师和学习者对使用 CS 的看法。此外,本研究还旨在调查学习者对 CS 的看法与其 L2 熟练水平之间的关系。本研究采用定量方法收集了 40 名沙特 EFL 教师和 50 名沙特本科 EFL 学习者的数据,以调查他们对 EFL 课堂中使用 CS 的看法。此外,研究人员还采用了 Alkhudair(2019 年)的两份经过修改的李克特式问卷,以了解教师和学习者对其 EFL 课堂中使用的 CS 的看法。此外,研究还使用了社会科学统计软件包(SPSS)来确定频率、百分比和平均分。学习者参加了牛津在线分级测试,以调查 L1 在 EFL 课堂中的作用。此外,还使用 SPSS 计算了皮尔逊相关系数(Pearson Correlation Coefficient),以研究学习者的 L2 熟练程度与他们对在 EFL 课堂中使用 L1 的看法之间的相关性。结果显示,教师和学习者都对在 EFL 课堂上使用 CS 持积极态度。此外,在调查学习者的英语水平与他们对使用 L1 的看法之间的关系时,结果显示出正负相关。
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