CODE SWITCHING AS A

COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT
STRATEGY IN TEACHING CLASSES
WITH ENGLISH
AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION

1 MARIA VICTORIA B. VELASCO

BERNADETTE M. SONGALIA
SALINA A. DIMAANO
 2 The CONTEXT
Reports on classroom observation
showed that teachers who are
supposed to use English as a
medium of instruction employ code
switching Students, likewise, use
code switching to express their ideas
about the subject matter.
3 The CONTEXT
(1) . It was found out that 5 out
of 7 teachers observed whose
medium of instruction is English
switched code
(2.) Science teacher used
Filipino in teaching her lesson.
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The CHALLENGES
 Why do teachers code
switch?
In what part of the lesson do
they usually employ
codeswitching?
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The CHALLENGES
.
3. Does codeswitching employed
by teachers as a comprehensible
input strategy really affect
students’ performance?
6 The CHALLENGES
4. What is the difference in
students’ performance
between classes using
English as medium of
instruction that employ
code switching and those
that do not?
 Possible causes
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Lack of practice (both of the

teacher and the students)
Teachers’ and students’
attitude towards speaking
and writing in English
Environmental Factors
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Students’ understanding of
concepts using English as a
medium of instruction
Inconsistency in using the
English language
Teachers’ language
proficiency
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Probable Causes

Teachers’ language
proficiency
Students’ understanding of
concepts using English as a
medium of instruction
Teachers’ and students’
attitude towards speaking and
writing in English
Environmental Factors
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10 Strategies Method
Quasi
Interview Experimental
Documentary Select 2
Analysis classes
(experimental
Observation of
& controlled)
classes / Video
recording
11 Pre-implementation
Submit proposal for
approval
Have the plan validated by
the department chairman,
school head and division
heads.
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Actual Post
implementation implementation
Interview Consolidation
teachers and of results
students Training
Observation of Program to
classes
address the
issue