Code-switching in instruction among language teachers and students and communicative competence of second-year students of UMDC

Abstract

This study comparatively analyzed the relationship between the code-switching of teachers and students and second-year students' communicative competence. The comparison between teachers and students code-switching and communicative competence of second-year students was carried out through a descriptive correlational method. This study's respondents were those teachers and second-year English major students of UM Digos College officially enrolled in the first term of the first semester of the academic year 2016 – 2017. Based on the statistical results, there is no significant relationship between the code-switching of teachers and students and the second-year students' communicative competence. Moreover, the interpretation shows that the level of code-switching of teachers and students is both high. On the other hand, the communicative competence of the second-year students is interpreted as very low.