1. Good afternoon everyone. I am…..and this is my … semester. Today I
will give a presentation on Code-switching in virtual communication
in Bangladesh.
Code switching
In Sociolinguistics, code refers to a language. Code-
switching means switching from one particular language to
another within a sentence. It is also known as Code mixing.
Various types of code-switching occur within a sentence.
Situational Code-switching:
Intra-Sentential Code-switching:
Metaphorical Code-switching:
Purpose of the Research:
2. To explore patterns of code-switching in virtual
communication among people in Bangladesh and the findings
presented here are mainly based on Google forms surveys
conducted within 21 participants.
Analysis:
1)According to the research, 52.4 % of students switch codes
more than 5-10 times per day, 28.6 % switch codes 10 -15
times per day, and the rest switch codes fewer than 15 times
per day.
2) 81 % believe code-switching is beneficial for
communication, 14.3 percent said its beneficial for
proficiency and rest said for accuracy.
3)23.8 % say they practice code-switching in the classroom
and home. 81 percent said they do this in social media and
rest 4.8 percent code switch for face-to-face conversation and
others.
4)57.1 % agree that code switching will become the new
standard mode of communication, 14.3 percent strongly
agree and others disagree
3. 5)52.4 % stick to no for grammatical rules, 28.6 percent said
yes and 19 percent said sometimes they use grammatical
rules
Last qus,
6)57.1% said yes that they think code-switching can help us
to save our time, 38.1 percent said maybe and rest said no.
My personal observation is that, Code-switching has become
the new form of communication mostly orally among the
new generation. Most people, do code-switching
unconsciously without even knowing it. But the most
important challenge is to give this trend a proper direction.
People must pick a certain code anytime they talk, and they
can move from one code to another or mix codes even within
brief utterances.
4. code-switching has emerged as a new style of communication,
primarily oral, among the younger generation. Most people
swap codes instinctively and without even realizing it.
