The Practice of 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

“Our culture, our traditions, our languages are the foundations upon which we build our identity.” - Unknown. Bilingualism has many different interpretations and definitions and can cause problems in the community or unite it. The concept of bilingualism represents several different ideas, two writers, Martin Espada and Richard Rodriguez share in their essays their personal stories about being immersed into the English culture and learning the language. They share their views of what bilingualism means to them personally and make arguments about the importance of the concept. The two essayists bring awareness to the major role bilingualism plays in the communities today and highlight the effects of disagreements between cultural groups.

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.

Although bilingual education has some merit, avoiding the implementation of the more popular language of a community is detrimental to the incorporation of mostly you people in society and hinders their ability to develop a keen sense of identity. For example, "language gets learned as it gets used (7).” In other words, one masters the language as he speaks it. Speaking and language skills tend to sharpen if they are used regularly. Rodriguez argues that learning both languages and using them rather than leaving one begins to lead to a better sense of identity and freedom. But according to Rodriguez it makes one become insecure, growing up

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

Code Meshing is the process of speaking both formal and informal at the same time; where as code switching is the process of switching from speaking formal to informal, or informal to formal in order to fit in. I choose not to use either of those methods. I used to use code switching most of my life up until I went to high school. My parents taught me to code switch to show respect to my elders. You should not speak to elders the same way you would speak to your friends. I went to a Afrocentric school Sankofa Freedom Academy Charter School There we was taught to embrace our history and use Ebonics in our everyday language.

In the year 2017, code-switching is a trait commonly found amongst most people in the world. If you were to ask someone if they believe they code-switch you may two answers; one or the other. “What is code-switching” or “NO (with attitude) I do not code-switch”. In today’s terminology, code-switching is considered as ‘playing a double role’.

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.

If you are a Spanish speaker who speak both English and Spanish, you code switch back when talking to Spanish speakers not continue to talk in English. Sadly, a lot of standard English speaking Black people don’t do that. They might use AAVE words to sound cool while still using Standard English

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

The author explained the difference of the change in language(97). Language ideologies are very important to consider, students explore outside forces affecting language choices, and how the character and those outside forces

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).

Overall, one of the aims of the present study was to investigate when and why teachers code-switch and the results indicated that the students have a positive attitude toward teachers’ code-switching in the classrooms. . The research has approved that students in Intermediate school, High School and college support future code-switching in

In this world, there are a lot of languages used to communicate. Nation and cultural diversity are a source of variation in the languages. The diversity of the language used by a particular group is a factor of the occurrence of bilingualism. According to Grosjean (1984, p. 1) bilingualism is the use of two or more languages. The proficiency of bilingualism may vary depending on the exposure to the other users of language and opportunities to use the language. It is one of the factors of replacement of the language. This phenomenon known as code switching, it can occur as a whole, the incorporating elements of other languages in the language being used, or the turn of a variation of a language. Based on Poplack (1980) theory code switching is the alternation of two languages within a single discourse, sentence or constituent. Garrett (2010, p. 11) said that code switching is the most powerful feature of informal communication. Code switching happens when speakers speak in one language into another language as example when they