EDU 702RESEARCH METHODOLOGY(MINI-RESEARCH)

“A STUDY ON CODE-MIXING AMONG ESL STUDENTS”

BY:SITI NURAINI HAYATI AHMAD SHABRI

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

i) To indentify the tendency of ESL students to code-mixing in daily conversation

ii) To determine the ESL students’ preferences for code mixing in their daily conversation

iii) To examine the ESL students’ reaction towards code mixing in conversation

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

i) What influences the tendency of ESL students to code mix in their daily conversation?

ii) What are the ESL students’ preferences for code mixing in their daily conversation?

iii) How do ESL students react to code mixing in conversation?

INSTRUMENTATIONS• Questionnaire• A set of a simple questionnaire were given to three (3)

respondents

• Unstructured interview• Simple questions regarding code mixing were asked to the

respondents

SAMPLES• 5 respondents involved in answering the questionnaire• One respondent involved in Unstructured interview• The interview was recorded

DATA ANALYSISRESEARCH QUESTIONS INSTRUMENTS ANALYSIS

1. What influence the ESL students to code mix in their daily conversation?

2. What are the ESL students’ preferences on code mixing in daily conversation?

Questionnaire(1-5)

Unstructured interview

The data were analyzed based on the percentage of the answers chosen by the respondents

-Reading and memoing-Describing-Classifying-Identifying themes-Coding

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

INSTRUMENTS ANALYSIS

3. How do the ESL students react towards code mixing in conversation?

Questionnaire(1-5)

Unstructured interview

The data were analyzed based on the percentage of the answers chosen by the respondents

-Reading and memoing-Describing

40%

40%

20%

Q1: How often do you code mix in your daily con-versation?

Often/All the timeSometimesSeldomNever

40%

60%

Q2: When you code mix, it is usually for..

A whole clauseA clauseA complete phraseJust a few words

60%20%

20%

Q3: What is your purpose to code mix?

Emphasizing things clearlyNo matching wordsLanguage limitationSocial belongingOthers

20%

40%

10%

10%

Q4: In your opinion, which of these factors most leads to code mix in conversation?

Linguistic elementsSituational factorSocial identityEasier to retrieve wordsOthers

60%

40%

Q5: In your opinion, is it relevant for people to code mix in their daily conversation?

AbsolutelyDepends on situationInformally, yesNot relevant

Unstructured Interview• Recorded interview from a respondent

Questions :1. How long have you been studying English?2. Have you heard about Code Mixing or Bahasa Rojak?3. What do you think about Code Mixing?4. In your opinion, is Code Mixing relevant in our daily

conversation? Why?