CODE SWITCHING AND CODE MIXING OCCURENCES IN MARITIME ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSES: A CASE STUDY

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the patterns of Code Switching (CS) and Code Mixing (CM) which occur in Maritime Engineering Technology courses in one of the private technical universities located in Perak. This research involved the conversation analysis of classroom interactions, individual interviews and stimulated recall interviews as the methods of data collection. The first step of the research involved 2-hour video recording lessons taught by two technical lecturers within the framework of their university’s Technical Course Syllabus. This was followed by individual interviews with the technical lecturers focusing on their patterns of CS and CM practise during their teaching experience. The last stage involved stimulated recall interviews with the technical lecturers based on the selected extracts from their lessons chosen after an analysis of spoken interaction in their classes. The findings of this study suggest that CS and CM could practically be incorporated into the technical education classrooms since the practise of CS and CM benefited not only the technical students but instructors in the technical field