CODE SWITCHING USED BY ENGLISH TEACHER AT ISLAM TIRTAYASA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (EIGHT GRADE)

Abstract

Objective of this research is to explain the use of code switching by English teachers in classroom during learning activities. This research uses qualitative approach with a case study design, the research subject is an English teacher at Islam Tirtayasa Junior High School. Collecting data in this study using data display, data reduction and drawing conclusions. The focus of this research is the use of code switching by English teachers in online classroom during the learning process and the sub focus of the research is the types of code switching used by the English teacher and the reasons for using code switching. The result of this research is to find the type of code switching usage and the reasons for using code switching by English teachers in online classroom during the learning process. The conclusion is there are three types of code switching used by English teachers during the learning process in the classroom. Namely: First, inter sentential code switching, which is 64 times. Second, Intra-sentential code switching 31 times. Third, Tag switching 10 times. Then some reasons why English teachers use code switching, namely: First, Talking about Particular topic. Second is Interjection. Third is Repitition for Clarification. Fourth is Expressing for Group Identity.. Keyword: Code Switching, English Teacher, Islam Tirtayasa Junior High School. INTRODUCTION Language is the ability that people have to communicate with other people using signs, such as words and movements. The scientific study of language is calling linguistics. Study of language is very important, because language is a tool of communication. In everyday life we always using the language for communicate. Indonesian society use Indonesian language or foreign language in a capital city but sometime they are use local language in Journal of English Language Teaching and Literature (JELTL) P-ISSN 2623-0062 Volume 4 No. 1, February 2021 E-ISSN 2622-9056 Universitas Banten Jaya 17 their home or their village as their first language. Furthermore, they are also required foreign languages such as English, Arabic, Chinese, and other language to communicate with foreign people. The important of languages becomes essential to be known and learn, and also most of Indonesian people are bilingual. People who mastery languages, sometime to switch from are language into another language because of the repertoire in their minds. Therefore, this phenomenon can be called “Code-Switching in Sociolinguistics”. J. Holmes (2013, P.1) said “Sociolinguists study relationship between language and society. They are interested in explaining why we speak different social contexts, and they are concerned with identifying the social functions of language and to convey the meaning”. In the other hand, Code-Switching is used of two language or multiple languages in the words, phrases, and sentences. It is support by Hudson (2012, P.51) “Code-Switching, which is the inevitable consequences of more than one language choices, they use them depend on the situation” but it also occurs in the classroom during the process of teaching and learning to explaining the material. Before the writer found the problem about mastery of language, the writer was observed and gives some question to Mrs. Septi Hartati as English teacher in Islam Tirtayasa Junior High School at January 15 2020. From observation the writer can found the problem such as sometime they have difficulty to understand the material if the teacher using full English language in their classroom and the students has limit vocabularies. From this problem, the teacher can use code switching in order the students can understand the material that explain by the teacher. In the other word, code switching is also more important for junior high school, because they have limited vocabularies. It is the way to improve their comprehension about the material. Islam Tirtayasa Junior High School is formal education but the students required English language when English subjects process. In the other hand, their background education is different, exactly in mastery the language. The recruitment of students does not depend on the interest of the students. When the students back to school, they use Indonesian language and English language in classroom. So, this is school know and aware about the important using foreign language and will applied bilingual class. Journal of English Language Teaching and Literature (JELTL) P-ISSN 2623-0062 Volume 4 No. 1, February 2021 E-ISSN 2622-9056 Universitas Banten Jaya 18 Based on explanation above, the writer is interest to analyze code switching used by English teacher when learning process. Specifics on to find out the types of code switching and what the reason of code switching used by English teacher. METHOD In this research, the writer uses the qualitative approach and case study methods to analyses code switching used by English teacher in Eight Grade at Islam Tirtayasa Junior High School. The writer chooses qualitative approach for this research to express an opinion or community feedback, detail is found the precise particulars of such matters as people’s understanding and interactions. Because qualitative is primarily exploratory research, it is use to gain an understanding of underlying reason, opinion and motivation. Qualitative also use to uncover trends in thought, opinion and dive deeper into problem. Therefore, the writers also focus on chase study because relates to social life behaviors and the writer focus on one person from the activities or process. In this research, the writer used several instruments to collecting data is documentation, observation and interview. In analyzed the data, the writer focused on code switching used by English teacher at Eight Grade in Islam Tirtayasa Junior High School. In Qualitative inquiry uses a variety of procedures to confirm their research. The writer were accumulated the data, described the result of the research and descriptive the data into data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing/verification. TECHNIQUE OF DATA ANALYSIS In analyzed the data, the writer focused on code switching used by English teacher at Eight Grade in Islam Tirtayasa Junior High School. In Qualitative inquiry uses a variety of procedures to confirm their research. The writer were accumulated the data, described the result of the research and descriptive the data into data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing/verification. 1. Data reduction Data reduction refers to the process of selecting, focusing, simplifying, abstracting and transforming the data that appears in written-up field notes transcriptions. To collect the data, the writer focused on observation in the onlineing and transforming the data that appears in written-up field notes transcriptions. To collect the data, the writer focused on observation in the online classroom activities by Zoom Apps to get the result. After observation, the writer identified the teacher about the reason uses code switching by interview.