Why that, in that language, right now? Code-switching and pedagogical focus
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The study depicts the relationship between pedagogical focus and language choice in the language teaching/learning environment of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at a Turkish university. The article presents the organisation of code-switching which is teacher-initiated and ‘teacher-induced’. The data were collected from six beginner-level English classrooms. Transcripts of the lessons were examined using the conversation analysis (CA) method of sequential analysis in relation to the pedagogical focus, applying an adapted version of the classic CA question for interaction involving code-switching: “why that, in that language, right now?” The study demonstrates that code-switching in L2 classrooms is orderly and related to the evolution of pedagogical focus and sequence. Through their language choice, learners may display their alignment or misalignment with the teacher's pedagogical focus.
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In multilingual spaces, language choices can be taken as indicators of alignment.
“In multilingual spaces language choices can be taken as indicators of alignment (Cromdal 2004; Ustunel and Seedhouse 2005)”
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- Authors
- Üstünel, E., & Seedhouse, P.
- Affiliations
- Muğla University (TR)
- Newcastle University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Üstünel, Eda
- Seedhouse, Paul
- Venue
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2005-11-01
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 302-325
- ISSN
- 0802-6106 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1814262379
- Cited by
- 216
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 17.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Applied Linguistics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Multilingual Education and Policy
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Keywords
- code-switching, language choice, English as a foreign language, second language classroom, Turkish university students
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