The Analysis of Code-Switching and Code-Mixing In Reading V Class of English Department of Purworejo Muhammadiyah University In The Academic Year 2011/2012

Abstract

Code-Switching and code-mixing are common phenomenon in our life which is very likely to occur within the speech community or worldwide human relation. Code-switching and code-mixing also have important position in education especially in English teaching. This study investigated (1) what kinds of code switching and codes mixing exist in reading V class; (2) what are the reasons of the lecturer code switching and code mixing their languages. The data was collected by recording the lecturers and students communication contain code-switching and code mixing and distributing the questionnaires to the lecturer in order to find how she teaches English with two languages in her class to complete the research of this study. The researcher did the study toward Reading V Class of English Department of UMP in the academic year of 2011/2012. By analyzing data, it was found that code-switching and code-mixing in Reading V class.(1)There are situational code switching, metaphorical codeswitching, intrasential code-switching, intersential code-switching, and tagswitching. And there are three kinds of code mixing, namely; insertion, alternation, and congruent lexicalization.(2) the lecturer code switch and code-mix their languages because the students can’t completely understand the lecturer explanation. Knowing the result of the study towards reading V class, this research may have suggested to the lecturer that code switching and code mixing was needed in the English teaching learning process. Hopefully, the students would accept the material easily.