Logo Lanfrica
  • Home
  • Atlas
  • Insights
  • Docs
  • Sign in

© 2026 Lanfrica. All rights reserved. All copyrights of the resources shown on the Lanfrica website belong to the original copyright holders, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

THE PLACE OF CODE-SWITCHING AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY

Domain:

educationnatural language processing

Record type:

paper
Creator:
The
Publisher:
Uni
Host:
RÉSUMÉ. Dans le cas des langues en contact, l’emploi d’alternance codique par des enseignants et des apprenants devient un objet de discussion dans des institutions scolaires. L’objectif de ce travail est d’examiner le phénomène d’alternance codique en classe de français langue étrangère pour évaluer son influence sur l’enseignement/apprentissage du français langue étrangère dans le contexte ghanéen. Les données sont recueillis à travers l’observation des cours de français et les résultats sont analysés et représentés graphiquement.  Les résultats ont montrés que l’alternance de code en classe de français langue étrangère promeut la communication et facilite l’interaction  entre les enseignants et les apprenants. L’attention est prêtée au cas où le français est introduit pour la première fois en classe afin de faire ressortir des problèmes que font face les apprenants. L’alternance codique est donc important pour l’enseignement/ apprentissage du français langue étrangère et doit être inclus dans des programmes d’études de français au Ghana. Mots-clés : alternance de code, interaction, langue étrangère, phénomène sociolinguistique,  situation bilingue. ABSTRACT. In regard to languages coming into contact, the use of code-switching on the part of language facilitators and the learners has become an issue of discussion especially in the school setting. This paper sets out to examine critically the code switching phenomenon to ascertain its effects and necessity on the teaching and learning of French as a foreign language in Ghana. Data was collected through classroom observation while lectures were going on and the result was analyzed and represented in table form. The findings show that language switching in a classroom helps and supports the learning environment and makes it conducive for those involved. A careful consideration of code switching is done mostly at the level where the French language is introduced for the first time. The outcome of this paper suggests that code switching is important to the teaching and learning of French language and it must be adopted in our curriculum of studies. Keywords: bilingual situation, code switching, foreign language, interaction, sociolinguistic phenomenon

Visit

doi.org

Tasks

code switching

Licenses

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Similar

Perceptions of Code Switching in a Multilingual Language Classroom in MoroccoEffects of Switching from Ghanaian Language to English Language as a Medium of Instruction in Sefwi-Wiawso MunicipalityCode-Switching as a Strategy in Conducting Public Affairs: A Case Study of Rural NamibiansTeachers’ code-switching in English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction: Perceptions of selected secondary school learners in ZimbabweCode Mixing and Code Switching as an Effective Pedagogical Strategy Approach in Teaching and Learning: A Case Study of French as a Foreign Language in The Yorubaphone CommunityThe helpfulness of code-switching in teaching Afrikaans as a first additional language

Perceptions of Code Switching in a Multilingual Language Classroom in Morocco

In this work students’ perceptions for code switching during group work in a multilingual classroom

Effects of Switching from Ghanaian Language to English Language as a Medium of Instruction in Sefwi-Wiawso Municipality

Ghana is implementing National Literacy Acceleration Program (NALAP) where children in kindergarten

Code-Switching as a Strategy in Conducting Public Affairs: A Case Study of Rural Namibians

Outapi is a rural town in the northern part of Namibia. Its residents are exposed to a variety of la

Teachers’ code-switching in English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction: Perceptions of selected secondary school learners in Zimbabwe

The study explored perceptions of secondary school learners of English

Code Mixing and Code Switching as an Effective Pedagogical Strategy Approach in Teaching and Learning: A Case Study of French as a Foreign Language in The Yorubaphone Community

This paper examines the role of language teachers and the instructional strategies used in

The helpfulness of code-switching in teaching Afrikaans as a first additional language