Code-Switching in EFL Classrooms
Assistant lecturer Mrs.Maysa A.Mahmood delivered a seminar entitled`Code-Switching in EFL Classrooms` on Thursday ,29th of October,2015.The seminar was attended by the head of English and Translation departments ,Dr.Imad Rifat and staff members of the two departments.The power point presentation included explanation of types ,functions ,advantages and disadvantages of the phenomenon of code-switching in EFL classrooms and their contribution to the enhancement of the learning process.
The attendance found the seminar too interesting and raised different questions related to it.It is also worth mentioning that the lecturers referred to actual classroom situations of applying code-switching in the English and Translation department classes where two native languages and one foreign language exist.