The Study on the Code-switching between English and Chinese of English Teachers in Teaching Freshman English Majors
On the basis of previous research on the code-switching between English and Chinese of English teachers in the classroom,this thesis discussed the motivations and the factors affecting the teachers' use of code-switching in class and how code-switching influences the foreign language acquisition.The data of this research came from the transcripts and analysis of two courses:namely,Basic English and Extensive Reading.The researcher found that the motivations and affecting factors of teachers' employment of code-switching are:explaining the main teaching contents,avoiding translating difficult terms,teachers' habits,students' limited English abilities and so on.