Investigating Code-switching in a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Classroom

Abstract

The aim of this article is to provide an outline of the research on code-switching in CLIL, starting with a brief description of code-switching and its main causes. The study, which is to be presented, was conducted among Secondary School CLIL learners and is based on a questionnaire especially prepared for this study. The main aim of the study was to investigate the situations in which CLIL learners switch the codes. Additionally, the researchers were trying to find out the positive and negative impact of this phenomenon on the foreign language being acquired.

Keywords

• code-switching, CLIL, CLIL learners, CLIL teachers