The role of language-switching (LS) in second language (L2) composing among bilingual learners with English proficiency (HEP)

• Main Author: Cabico, Bernadeth C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: Code switching (Linguistics); Bilingualism; English Language and Literature; Language and Literacy Education
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/5357
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study focused on the role of language-switching (LS) in second language (L2) composing among bilingual learners with high proficiency (HEP). It aimed to find out how frequent bilingual learners who have high English proficiency (HEP) switch to L1 during the L2 composing process and what is/are the purpose(s) of language switch to L1. Two learners participated in the study, which employed descriptive analysis design. Students’ think-aloud protocols were analyzed by idea units and then categorized using the model of Cumming (1989) and Swain and Lapkin (1995) namely: discourse, idea generation, language use, translation, lexical searching, and metacomments. Verbalizations of the participants while writing in L2 were taped, transcribed, and coded for analysis. This study revealed that bilingual learners with high English proficiency mostly switch to L1 to accommodate discourse, idea generation, translation, and metacomments.