Pedagogical Practices of Code-Switching in EFL Classrooms in Padang, Indonesia
Abstract
This paper presents the investigation on teacher code-switching and their perceptions on effective language teaching and learning in term of their language choice. In this study, Bahasa Indonesia (L2) is the standard language of education and Bahasa Minang is the mother tongue (L1). It was an investigation on two primary EFL classroom in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia where the participants most likely to share the same first language and second language. Conversation analysis was used as a tool to quantify and identify the teacher’s language use in the video recorded of studentteacher interaction in the classrooms at the first phase; stimulated recall interview was used at the second phase to investigate the teacher code switching practices. The main findings revealed the functions of Bahasa Indonesia/English which was used as a means of pedagogical and affective functions such as explaining grammar, motivation and encouragement. This study also revealed that a few Bahasa Minang was used for maintaining teacher and student social distance or closeness. An interesting finding shows that stimulated recall interview technique can foster habits of teachers’ self-reflexivity.
Keywords: code-switching, EFL classroom, conversation analysis, stimulated recall interview.
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