Code-switching during English Lessons in the First Three Years of Primary School

Radi, Nika (author), Skela, Janez (mentor)

The master's thesis deals with code-switching during English lessons in the first three grades of primary school. The theoretical part of the master's thesis consists of an introduction, methodology, and literature review on this topic. The practical chapters offer an insight into the language habits of the four observed English teachers during the observations of lessons. With the help of interviews, it presents the teachers' opinions about code-switching, the positive and negative features of code-switching in the classroom, and solutions that can be used to avoid it. Examples of code-switching done by teachers and students during lessons are presented with the help of the observation sheets. The goal of the master's thesis is to determine, with data from observations and interviews, when and why teachers code-switch, what the positive and negative consequences of code-switching in the classroom are, and how switching can be avoided as much as possible.

• Language: English
• Keywords: code-switching, English teaching, primary school, first three years, the use of mother tongue, foreign language
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Year: 2023
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-149944
• Publication date in RUL: 12.09.2023

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Kodno preklapljanje med urami angleščine v prvih treh razredih osnovne šole

Abstract

Magistrsko delo obravnava kodno preklapljanje pri pouku angleščine v prvih treh razredih osnovne šole. Teoretični del magistrskega dela je sestavljen iz uvoda, metodologije in pregleda literature na to temo. Praktična poglavja ponujajo vpogled v jezikovne navade štirih opazovanih učiteljev angleščine pri izvedbi pouka. S pomočjo intervjujev predstavi mnenja učiteljev o kodnem preklapljanju, pozitivne in negativne lastnosti preklapljanja in rešitve, s katerimi se le-temu lahko izognemo. S pomočjo opazovalnih listov so predstavljeni primeri kodnega preklapljanja v razredih, tako s strani učiteljev kot učencev. Cilj magistrskega dela je, na podlagi opazovanj in intervjujev, ugotoviti, kdaj in zakaj učitelji kodno preklapljajo, katere so pozitivne in negativne posledice preklapljanja v razredu in kako se lahko preklapljanju v največji meri izognemo.

• Keywords: kodno preklapljanje, pouk angleščine, osnovna šola, prvi trije razredi, uporaba materinščine, tuji jezik