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dc.contributor.authorLarbah, Manar Suliman
dc.contributor.authorOliver, Rhonda
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:51:10Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:51:10Z
dc.date.created2016-04-05T19:30:13Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationLarbah, M.S. and Oliver, R. 2015. Code switching in ESL classrooms: A study of adult Arabic learners. English Australia Journal. 31 (1): pp. 3-18.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25980
dc.description.abstract

Code switching (CS) between the first language (L1) and the target language (TL) in the second language classroom has been the focus of recent second language acquisition research. This paper reports on a study that investigated adult Arabic students' use of CS in four university classrooms in Western Australia. An analysis of the data found that the use of CS was present in second language classrooms. Further, regardless of Arabic students' proficiency level, CS fulfils important functions. Overall, access to the L1 through CS assisted the learners to develop linguistic competence in the TL and worked to benefit their language learning. Therefore, it is important that teachers understand that switching between L1 and the TL can enhance language acquisition.

dc.publisherEnglish Australia
dc.relation.urihttp://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=717783448758450;res=IELHSS
dc.titleCode switching in ESL classrooms: A study of adult Arabic learners
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume31
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage3
dcterms.source.endPage18
dcterms.source.issn1444-4496
dcterms.source.titleEA Journal
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http://www.englishaustralia.com.au/journal-issues

curtin.departmentSchool of Education
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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