IMPACT OF CODE SWITCHING ON STUDENT’S COMPREHENSION

Abstract

This study relates to impact of code switching on students’ comprehension. The study primarily aims to investigate to what extent code switching in classroom facilitates students’ comprehension regarding the content f lesson. Study also aims to know up to which degree switching of code from second to first language helps in sharing the ideas. For this purpose, close ended questionnaire was designed for collection of data. Hazara university and government postgraduate college mansehra were selected study. Four departments, two from government post graduate, two from Hazra university (Bio-informatics and chemistry department) and two from government post graduate college mansehra (English and physics) were the part of sample for this research. Fourth participants 20 male and 20 females were randomly selected which were above mentioned departments of two institution. SPSS (statistical package for social sciences) a computer software was used for analysis of collected data. Findings of the study showed that over 70% of participants were in the favor of code switching used in classroom and it has a positive impact on their learning and comprehension. The rest percentage of the participants was not completely against for the use of code switching in the course of class. The result of this study showed that the use of code switching in classrooms must be employed as a helpful and useful tool.