TOX7010 SOCIOLINGUISTICS

Seminar:
Language and Identity
Presented by:
Anis TQA170034
Syahirah TQA170035
Nabila TQA170036
Batrisyia TQA170041
OUTLINE
● Article 1 (Home Domain)
○ Language choice and language policies in Filipino-Malaysian families in
multilingual Malaysia (Dumanig et. al, 2013)

● Article 2 (Education Domain)

○ Influence of an English Lecturer's Code-Switching Practice on Students’
Confidence in the Subject (Lee et. al, 2014)

● Article 3 (Entertainment Domain)

○ The use of English in Korean TV drama to signal a modern identity: Switches
from Korean to English within Korean TV dramas signal an identity of modernity
and power (Baratha, 2014)
● Article 4 (Online Domain)
○ Digital Code-switching between Cypriot and Standard Greek: Performance and
Identity Play Online (Themistocleous, 2015)
 ARTICLE 1 - HOME DOMAIN
Main Argument
● Examining how language policies are planned in Filipino-Malaysian families
in Malaysia

Method/Approach
● Method: Qualitative Approach
Materials: Interviews, participants’ narratives and observations

Framework
● Communication Accommodation Theory

Findings
● New variety of English is used to accommodate Filipino and Malaysian
identity
REVIEW OF ARTICLE 1
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

The framework used is suitable for Findings and discussion are

this type of study merged = confusion

Multiple instruments are used

= holistic view

Clear justification of the findings

found in the study
 ISSUES OF CS & IDENTITY
Home domain
● English is the dominant language
● However, to maintain heritage, other languages are
visible through code-switching
● A new variety is used to accommodate both identities
(Filipino-Malaysian)
ARTICLE 2 - SCHOOL DOMAIN
Main Argument
● Looking at identity of the teacher when practicing code-switching in
the classroom
Method/Approach
● Method: Quantitative Approach
Materials: Survey Questionnaire
Framework
● No specific framework stated in the research

Findings
● The majority (44%) feels that code-switching helps them to
understand complex concepts or idea
● More than half of the students agree that code-switching is able to
aid them in learning new words
REVIEW OF ARTICLE 2

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

The findings are well elaborated The abstract does not give a brief
and presented summary of the study

Sufficient literature reviews Does not give any justification on

related to the study are used why do they use such framework
for the study
 ISSUES OF CS & IDENTITY
School domain
● The identity of the lecturer as an English educator
influence the students’ confidence in learning the
subject

● Nevertheless, code-switching done by the lecturer

helps in making the learning process easier

● The integration of Malay and English identities are

necessary in this particular context
 ARTICLE 3 - ENTERTAINMENT
DOMAIN
Main Argument
● The code-switching used by the characters reflects the desire to
communicate certain ideals associated with English language.
Method/Approach
● Method: Qualitative Approach
Materials: 3 Dramas
Framework of Analysis
● Not Stated
Findings
● Most of the characters that code-switched are those who are in power and
privileged.
- suggest authority, to reinforce social status and modernity
REVIEW OF ARTICLE 3

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

Thorough explanation of problem No justification for the materials

statement selected

Provide justification for the Framework for the research was

domain selected not mentioned
 ISSUES OF CS & IDENTITY
Entertainment
● English carries the connotations of modernity and power.
domain
● Korean Identity of power and modernity derives from
being proficient in English
○ Being part of the globalised world
○ Successful
○ Sophistication

● English as a desirable language

 ARTICLE 4 - ONLINE DOMAIN
Main Argument
● Under-researched area; written medium (in Cypriot’s Greek community,
dialect writing is Cypriot is rare; no standard official orthographic) - CS
research on SG and CG is limited (occurance in community)

Method/Approach
● Method: Qualitative Approach
● Instrument: Online participant observations
● Materials: Internet Relay Chat (IRC) with tagged #Cyprus
Framework
● Conversational Analysis (CA)

Findings
● CS happened along with the changing of roles/identity; ‘teacher’,
interviewer’, ‘princess’, ‘nun’, religious person’
● CS in digital writing allows the access to different roles and identities -
parallel to the stereotype in Greek-Cypriot speech community
REVIEW OF ARTICLE 4
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

A clear explanation in Cypriot- Only one online medium was

Greek community and their studied
language of choice when CS

Justification on why IRC was A clear organisation of the

being chosen was made findings should be done to see an
organised data and findings

Justification on the framework

(CA) was made
 ISSUES OF CS & IDENTITY
Online domain
● Identities were ‘created’ - various instances of code-
switching happened along with the ‘change of identity’;
roleplay, community, chat room, forum, ‘stan’ culture etc

● Digital writing = a set of infinity data = many possibilities

● Questionable in reflecting the reality

DISCUSSION
● Different paper employs different approach to serve the purpose of the study
● Article 2 applies quantitative approach; to draw out a broad and general
finding on students’ attitudes towards the code-switching used by their
lecturer
● For research that requires a more in depth-analysis, qualitative approach
that is applied in Article 1, 3 and 4
● The phenomenon of code-switching does not only occur through oral
performance but also in written form which give varieties set of data to be
studied in researches focusing on code-switching
CONCLUSION
❏ Different perspective on code-switching and identity in each domain.
● Home - Identity is important for Filipino-Malaysian families. CS is an emerging
language variety in the home domain.
● Education - The integration of Malay and English identities are vital in school
domain
● Entertainment - characters CS to relate themselves with the ideals
associated with English language
● Online - CS in digital writing allows the access to different roles and identities
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