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Canagarajah, A. Suresh – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1995
Analyzes code-switched utterances in English-as-a-Second-Language classes in Sri Lanka. The study shows some useful functions code-switching serves for classroom management and transmission of lesson content. The negotiation of values, identities, and roles in the classroom prepares students for their sociolinguistic life outside. (24 references)…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Code Switching (Language), Data Interpretation, English (Second Language)