Arguments For And Against Code Switching

In the article, “Learning How to Code Switch: Humbling, but Necessary,” I learned that I can relate to Eric Deggans to my own experience. When growing up I had to code switch, an example when I was in elementary and I was in Bilingual classes from Kindergarten to Third Grade. Then when fourth Grade hit my school wanted to switch me to an English class not a Bilingual classes anymore. My mom that day had a lot of thought about it and she said it was fine that the school suggested that, so I switched. The change was different because I couldn’t speak Spanish in my 4th grade English class anymore and I had to code switch to just speaking English to the rest of my classmates. And when I saw my Last 3rd grade bilingual class moving to 4th grade

The origin of code switching can be traced back to multiple scenarios. Around the 1860s slaves were declared free in America. W.E.B Du Bois and Anna Julia Cooper were firm believers that who embraced assimilation and saw higher education as the cure-all to racialized problems. Du Bois, in particular, is famous for his assertion that it would be the “Talented Tenth” of the race who would lead blacks to a better life.

The Conference on College Composition and Communication discusses two very important and controversial questions within their article “Students’ Right to Their Own Language”: “What should the schools do about the language habits of students who come from a wide variety of social, economic, and cultural backgrounds?” (2), and “Should the schools try to uphold language variety, or to modify it, or to eradicate it?” (2). While for academic writing purposes students should be expected to use standard American dialect, it is important to respect the diversity and various heritages throughout the country by allowing students to use the dialect they choose when speaking.

Young instead, encourages dropping the term code switching and adopting code meshing which promotes “blendin two or mo dialects, languages, or rhetorical forms into one sentence, one utterance, one paper”(114). Young doesn’t want writers to feel as though they have to separate the way they speak at home from their academic language. Young also points out ways in which code meshing has already taken effect in tweets from Senator Chuck Grassley to President Obama and Chris Ann Cleland’s Washington Post interview (115). I believe that code meshing is an effective way to write because it makes it easier to get your point across when you’re not worrying about using large words to make your work look better. Code meshing also catches readers attention because they feel like they can relate to what the writer is

The southern united states also known as the American south, Dixie, or simply the south a place know for its culture, history and developing its own customs, musical styles and food. Home to two amazing writers, scholars, feminist, activist bell hooks and Gloria Anzaldua. Everyone has something that defines who he or she is by the exclusive things they do. Fashion, culture, life experiences, as well as language all contribute in creating one’s identity. Without the freedom to express your self there is no soul. The inability to speak freely is a form of suppression and without that freedom there cannot be a true reflection of a persons identity and self-concept. “How To Tame a Wild Tongue,” and “keeping close to home: class and education,” give us a glimpse of what its like to not conform and stay true to ones belief’s.

The Code Substitution (CDD) Learning is Immediate and Delayed Memory Tests. This test is based on the symbol digit-coding paradigm. The ANAM rendition emphasizes scanning and paired associate learning of the symbol–number pairs. The test also includes a recall component. A string of up to nine symbols and nine digits are paired in a “key” across the upper portion of the screen. During the test, there is a box at the bottom of the screen that contains a single symbol–number pair. Pairings at the bottom change and at times match the pairing in the key at the top. Other times the pairing is incorrect. During the learning phase, the participant indicates whether or not the pairings at the bottom match the key and receives feedback for incorrect responses. An immediate and/or a delayed recall trial can also be included. During the recall phase (M2S), there is no key at the top and the participant must indicate if the pairings appearing at the bottom are correct or incorrect from memory

In Anything Can Happen, George Papashvily tells the tale of his first few months in America. Because he tells his story in retrospect, he could have written the sociolinguistics and grammar in standard American English. Instead, he writes in broken languages and employs code switching. George Papashvily uses this technique for the purpose of humor and activism.

Has our “text,” language ruined our actual language? The author of 2b or not 2b is written by David Crystal. Throughout his article Crystal argues about the benefits of texting and how texting is not a new thing. David Crystal uses two rhetorical strategies to prove his argument, one being humor to compare two types of poems that were sent through text message, the other using analogy to compare schooling, and texting, and the last his using analogy to compare abbreviations that are used today, were used in history.

Language can be seen as a communication barrier for some. Sometimes it may be difficult to talk to a customer, distant relative, or just a person walking down the street asking for directions. Now imagine a world where every single human being spoke the same language; a place where your distant relative from another country suddenly speaks the same language as you and you can begin to appreciate or dislike them even more; where now you are connected to billions of people who you can easily communicate with; where one universal language can now progress humankind.

1. Starr Carter lived between two opposing worlds because her family and friends existed in the impoverished community together with the main character of the book, while she studied in a fancy school located in a rich part of the city. At home, Starr had a role of a loving daughter surrounded by care and support. In school, she was a student standing against the prejudice against her origin that is an uneasy process because other children can be violent. Her identity can benefit her because of the opportunity to develop and succeed due to the prominent education. In the same time, it is a threat because of the prejudice towards young lady in a wealthy community.

In the article, “Code Switching: A tool in the Classroom”, by Karen M. Alagarin-Ruiz, the author defines code switching as, “the alternations of two languages with a single clause, sentence or turn is a complex, rule-governed use of language which offers a unique opportunity for studying some of the more complicated aspects of bilingual speech” (Ruiz 5). This original intention of code switching is to help multilingual students navigate learning the English language and using their own, which is exactly what teens need today. Teens need to know the value of their relaxed, everyday language while learning the professional language of the work environment as well as the academic language needed for higher education. Code switching should be taught in high school English classes to teach students how to navigate the differences realms they will

Throughout the book, there are many examples of the characters ‘code-switching’ between Scots and Scottish English. One example of this is in the first chapter, “Kicking”, when Renton and Spud are preparing themselves for a job interview. Whilst preparing for their interviews, both Spud and Renton interact in Scots, expressing their disinterest in getting a job. For example, “Well, what ye huv tae dae is tae act enthusiastic but still fuck up the interview… If we jist be ourselves, n be honest, thill nevir gie either ay us the fuckin joab” (Welsh, 1993, p. 82).

Thesis: Code-switching is universal and key to society, it has the power to influence one’s identity and assimilate to a different type of culture, communicate comfortably , and change someone's perspective of an individual. Topic sentence 1: In a society where English is a dominant language over other native languages code-switching is necessary to assimilate with a group of people or in the community.

Communication is the process of transferring meanings from sender to receiver. On the surface this appears to be fairly straightforward process. On analysis, however, there are a great many problems in the international arena that can result in the failure to transfer meanings correctly (Luthans & Doh, 2012).

A social experiment was conducted to identify a code language relating ‘Pokemon Go’ users and how language is used, and whether or not the language is effective. It was approached by observing the audience in areas like their attitude towards the game, the language that was being used, and how the game has affected their everyday life. The experiment will mainly focus on groups based on the game rather than individually. The reason is that observing the players in groups will provide better results likely due to the fact that the players are more likely to socialize in groups. Since these gatherings are never at the same location and usually different people attend these gatherings, more than just one group can be observed