1st Edition

Code-Switching as a Pedagogical Tool in Bilingual Classrooms Insights from a Secondary STEM Classroom in Zimbabwe

By Miriam Chitiga Copyright 2022
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

Presenting a mixed methods study conducted in a bilingual mathematics classroom in Zimbabwe, this text reveals the semantic pedagogical functions and linguistic forms of code-switching during STEM instruction. Code-Switching as a Pedagogical Tool in Bilingual Classrooms offers a detailed analysis of code-switching in the context of educational linguistics, and reveals ten major pedagogical... Read more
1: Introduction – Understanding the Role of Language in Education

2: Code-Switching Within a Larger Context

3: Methodology Used to Conduct the Case Study on Code-Switching in the Classroom

4: Analysis of Semantic Pedagogical Functions of the Code-Switches

5: Frequency and Distributions of Semantic Pedagogical Functions of the Code-Switches

6: Observations and Implications for Policy, Research, and Teaching

Biography

Miriam Chitiga is Professor of Educational Leadership, Fayetteville State University, USA