Teacher’s Code-switching to L1 in Chinese College EFL Class

摘要

cqvip:The paper tries to explore teachers’ code-switching to Chinese in EFL classroom. Quantitative and qualitative research methods are adopted in the study. The case study centers on showing the attitude of teachers and that of students towards the CS to L1. It indicated that both teachers and students had positive attitude toward CS to Chinese in EFL classroom. The results in the classroom recording showed that students’ English proficiency level influenced the frequency of teachers’ CS;teachers alternate to Chinese mainly to facilitate students’ understanding or to emphasize some key points.