EFFECTS OF CODE-SWITCHING ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN FLUENCY OF ENGLISH.

Abstract

This study investigates how code switching effects the English university students in different linguistic backgrounds. This research is implied to the multilingual and bilingual university students who are very much familiar to code switching. It is not only surveyed by the researchers but also students are observed keenly to have comprehensive data regarding this research. The social and linguistic factors are analyzed. The data is collected from the students of Riphah international university and university of sahiwal. The researchers collected the qualitative and quantitative data through questionnaires. The subjective experiences and views of the students are encouraged in this study. There is major impact of code switching on the English students. It is regarded as the hindrance in English learning as individuals switch language more often in every context although the English students of both the universities feel more confident when they code-switch during a conversation. The results indicate both the negative and positive aspects of code switching. It also shows the code switching as a teaching strategy among teachers while delivering lectures. So, for clearance individuals switch their languages. However, the primary findings of researchers revealed the strong effects of code switching in different contexts.