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Code-Switching in the Classroom: Research Paradigms and Approaches

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Classroom code-switching refers to the alternating use of more than one linguistic code in the classroom by any of the classroom participants. This chapter provides a review of the historical development of the different research paradigms and approaches adopted in various studies. The difficulties and problems faced by this field of studies and critical reflections on how this field might move forward in the future are discussed.

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    “L1/L2” denotes “L1 or L2.”

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    Angel M. Y. Lin

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  2. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Yi-Ju Lai

  3. Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Stephen May

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Lin, A.M.Y. (2017). Code-Switching in the Classroom: Research Paradigms and Approaches. In: King, K., Lai, YJ., May, S. (eds) Research Methods in Language and Education. Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02249-9_34

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