Codeswitching in EFL Group Work in China

Autor:	Runyi Chen, Bernard Hird
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Linguistics and Language Group discussion Work (electrical) Teaching method Communicative language teaching Group work Variety (linguistics) Psychology China Language and Linguistics Linguistics Education Interview data
Zdroj:	Language, Culture and Curriculum. 19:208-219
ISSN:	1747-7573 0790-8318
DOI:	10.1080/07908310608668763
Popis:	Communicative techniques in English Language Teaching (ELT) have their origins in Western English-speaking contexts and have been transplanted into EFL environments. This has occurred without a great deal of research about how they work in these new situations. Group work is one well known technique of communicative language teaching now commonly used in many EFL settings. This paper reports on what actually happened when Chinese students worked in groups as part of their normal English classes. It found that one feature of the students' behaviour included codeswitching between English and Chinese during discussions. Evidence from an examination of group discussion transcripts and student interview data showed that codeswitching can fulfil a variety of functions in group discussions. It is possible that some of these functions may limit the range of communicative English outcomes originally intended for group work.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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