Students’ Strategic Reactions to the Role of Native Language as a Medium of Instruction in English Classrooms

Code-switching is the use of two languages simultaneously or interchangeably and is commonly seen with hesitation in foreign language learning classes. Hence, second or foreign language teachers and researchers have been concerned in decreasing the level of codeswitching in the EFL classes. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating students’ attitude towards teachers’ codeswitching. In order to conduct the study, the quantitative research method was used. The data was collected from a sample of 219 students (male and female, with different age level) who were selected randomly for the purpose of the study. Through a questionnaire, the students’ attitude was investigated. The results revealed that students held a positive attitude towards teacher’s codeswitching. More than half of the students believed teachers had better codeswitching to enhance students understanding. In addition, they believed that codeswitching was more useful to teach grammar and writing skills as compared with teaching speaking skill.