An Exploration of Saudi English Language Teachers Actual Use of Classroom Management Function of Code-switching (CS) in English-as-a-Foreign-Language Classrooms in Saudi Schools

(Instutute of Education, University of Reading, UK)

Abstract: This paper aims to explore how the Saudi English language (EL) teachers used the classroom management function of Code-Switching (CS) by switching between first language Arabic (L1) and English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) in EFL classrooms in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). The study is based on data collected from a small-scale case study of CS, which utilises three observations for each of the four Saudi EL teachers. The results showed evidence that the use of classroom management function is a productive way for English teachers to check their students’ understanding and to control their students’ behaviour.

Key words: Arabic language, code-switching (CS), English language, language teaching, teachers’ attitudes