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Abstract
ry aim of this study is to investigate the phenomenon of
code-switching (CS) among Egyptian university teachers of English
language. This study attempts to answer such questions as when and how
code-switching occurs among this selected group of teachers who are
observed to resort to code-switching through classroom interaction. The
study also examines the types and functions of code-switching applied by
teachers in the classroom.
Data are taken from 10 classes taught by five university teachers
(two classes each) at the English Department, Cairo University. The study
is based on the assumption that code-switching is an important element of
foreign language teaching that needs to be examined more closely. Data
were collected through audio-recording of classroom interaction, and
extracts from the participants’ speech were transliterated and analyzed.
Findings indicate that there are instances of code-switching (CS) in
the classroom discourse of all the five participants by varying levels, and
that intra-sentential switching is the prevalent type of CS in the data. The
results also reveal that the participants code-switch for a range of both
pedagogical and conversational purposes. The findings of this study are
taken to be valid only in connection with CS among Egyptian university
teachers of English.