The Application of Code-switching in Chinese College Students’ Second Language Acquisition

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The Application of Code-switching in Chinese College Students’ Second Language Acquisition

Xinjie Chen 1 , Jiayi Xiao 2* , Yuhan Liu 3
  • 1 School of the English Language & Culture, Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College， Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, 363105, China    
  • 2 School of Foreign Languages, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin Province，130000,China    
  • 3 School of English, Jilin International Studies University, Changchun, Jilin Province, 130117, China    
  • *corresponding author xiaojy205@nenu.edu.cn
CHR Vol.3
ISSN (Print): 2753-7072
ISSN (Online): 2753-7064
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-29-4
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-30-0

Abstract

Realizing the communicative function of language is one of the goals of language learning. Code-switching is a fundamental component of second language acquisition and is present throughout the entire process. This paper mainly summarizes the previous research on code-switching and second language acquisition. It offers real-world examples to illustrate the reasons why teachers and students choose to practice code-switching as well as its benefits and drawbacks in two categories: classroom settings and non-classroom settings. The main conclusion of this paper is that code-switching can help students understand learning content more easily, absorb knowledge more quickly, and acquire a second language more efficiently. However, in order to prevent the disruption produced by code-switching on second language acquisition, both teachers and students should limit the frequency of code-switching. This paper aims to provide some existing materials for the researchers and teachers who study second language acquisition and code-switching, and also to motivate teachers to use code-switching correctly, so as to help students acquire a second language.

Keywords:

Code-switching, Second language acquisition, Bilingual, Communication

Chen,X.;Xiao,J.;Liu,Y. (2023). The Application of Code-switching in Chinese College Students’ Second Language Acquisition. Communications in Humanities Research,3,1056-1063.
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References

[1]. Jakobson. R, Gunnar, C, Fant. M, et al(1952). Preliminaries to Speech Analysis．Cambridge: The MIT Press, 9－15．

[2]. Ellis, R., & Ellis, R. R. (1994). The study of second language acquisition. Oxford: Oxford university press.

[3]. Jun Yu (2021). Code-switching in Bilingual Acquisition. JinGu Creative Literature.

[4]. Xiaoqiong, Y. (2002). Influence of code-switching on the second language acquisition. Journal of Sichuan Teachers College:Philosophy and Social Sciences, (6), 68-70.

[5]. Yan Yang (2018). Motivations and Changes of Chinese-English Code-switching in Daily Communication. Journal of Kaifeng Institute of Education, 38(8), 67-68.

[6]. Fishman, J. A. (1965). Who Speaks What Language to Whom and When? La Linguistique, 1(2), 67–88.

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[8]. Xiaolu, Guo, & Hongmei, Guo.(2021).The study of code-switching in English sociopragmatics. Overseas English(18),96-97+117.

[9]. Yun, W. & Wenjie, H. (2022-08-23). Code switching promotes active communication. China Social Science Journal, 003

[10]. Ziran, He, & Guodong, Yu. (2001). Researches on Codeswitching. Modern Foreign Languages, 24(1), 85-95.

[11]. Poplack, S. . (1980). Sometimes I'll start a sentence in spanish y termino en espaol: toward a typology of code-switching 1. Linguistics, 18(7-8), 581-618.

[12]. Gumperz, J. J. (1982). Discourse strategies (No. 1). Cambridge University Press.

[13]. Myers, Scotton, C. (1995). Social motivations for code-switching: Evidence from Africa. Oxford University Press.

[14]. Guodong Yu (2000). A Pragmatic Analysis of Code-switching. Journal of Foreign Languages,(6),22-27

[15]. Ryan, E. B., Giles, H., & Clair, R. S. (1979). Language and social psychology.

[16]. Xiuqin Zhang (2004). The Use of Code－Switching in L2 Learners’ Daily Conversation. Journal of Nanjing Institute of Industry Technology.

[17]. Guowen Huang (1995). Mode Principle and Cantonese - English Code Conversion. Modern Foreign Languages.

[18]. Stell,G. (2012). Ethnicity and codeswitching: Ethnic differences in grammatical and pragmatic patterns of codes-witching in the free state. Pragmatics,2012, (3), 477-499.

[19]. Fengjiao, Jin, Xiaohua Yang, Xiaomeng Niu & Ziyang, Liu.(2022). The function of code-switching of teachers in the construction of eco-l2 classroom. Overseas English(05),126-128.

[20]. Cenoz, J. , & Santos, A. . (2020). Implementing pedagogical translanguaging in trilingual schools. System, 92, 102273.

Cite this article

Chen,X.;Xiao,J.;Liu,Y. (2023). The Application of Code-switching in Chinese College Students’ Second Language Acquisition. Communications in Humanities Research,3,1056-1063.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies (ICIHCS 2022), Part 1

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Conference date: 18 December 2022
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References

[1]. Jakobson. R, Gunnar, C, Fant. M, et al(1952). Preliminaries to Speech Analysis．Cambridge: The MIT Press, 9－15．

[2]. Ellis, R., & Ellis, R. R. (1994). The study of second language acquisition. Oxford: Oxford university press.

[3]. Jun Yu (2021). Code-switching in Bilingual Acquisition. JinGu Creative Literature.

[4]. Xiaoqiong, Y. (2002). Influence of code-switching on the second language acquisition. Journal of Sichuan Teachers College:Philosophy and Social Sciences, (6), 68-70.

[5]. Yan Yang (2018). Motivations and Changes of Chinese-English Code-switching in Daily Communication. Journal of Kaifeng Institute of Education, 38(8), 67-68.

[6]. Fishman, J. A. (1965). Who Speaks What Language to Whom and When? La Linguistique, 1(2), 67–88.

[7]. Charles A. Ferguson (1959) Diglossia, WORD, 15:2, 325-340.

[8]. Xiaolu, Guo, & Hongmei, Guo.(2021).The study of code-switching in English sociopragmatics. Overseas English(18),96-97+117.

[9]. Yun, W. & Wenjie, H. (2022-08-23). Code switching promotes active communication. China Social Science Journal, 003

[10]. Ziran, He, & Guodong, Yu. (2001). Researches on Codeswitching. Modern Foreign Languages, 24(1), 85-95.

[11]. Poplack, S. . (1980). Sometimes I'll start a sentence in spanish y termino en espaol: toward a typology of code-switching 1. Linguistics, 18(7-8), 581-618.

[12]. Gumperz, J. J. (1982). Discourse strategies (No. 1). Cambridge University Press.

[13]. Myers, Scotton, C. (1995). Social motivations for code-switching: Evidence from Africa. Oxford University Press.

[14]. Guodong Yu (2000). A Pragmatic Analysis of Code-switching. Journal of Foreign Languages,(6),22-27

[15]. Ryan, E. B., Giles, H., & Clair, R. S. (1979). Language and social psychology.

[16]. Xiuqin Zhang (2004). The Use of Code－Switching in L2 Learners’ Daily Conversation. Journal of Nanjing Institute of Industry Technology.

[17]. Guowen Huang (1995). Mode Principle and Cantonese - English Code Conversion. Modern Foreign Languages.

[18]. Stell,G. (2012). Ethnicity and codeswitching: Ethnic differences in grammatical and pragmatic patterns of codes-witching in the free state. Pragmatics,2012, (3), 477-499.

[19]. Fengjiao, Jin, Xiaohua Yang, Xiaomeng Niu & Ziyang, Liu.(2022). The function of code-switching of teachers in the construction of eco-l2 classroom. Overseas English(05),126-128.

[20]. Cenoz, J. , & Santos, A. . (2020). Implementing pedagogical translanguaging in trilingual schools. System, 92, 102273.

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