Title:
CODE-SWITCHING: A BOON OR BANE IN BILINGUAL SPEAKERS

Authors:
Muico, Earl Jones, Pineda, Rosa Maria and Taclibon, Armela

Abstract:
This paper reviews several concepts associating codeswitching and bilingualism. Codeswitching is a consequence of becoming bilingual. It is suggested codeswitching has adverse effects on the speaking ability of language learners. This paper seeks synthesize the positive outcomes of codeswitching to language learning and make it parallel towards arguments on the negative effect of codeswitching to language learning. Language teachers must strike a balance between the two arguments and identify a common ground to help improve students in successful language learning.

Keywords:
codeswitching, bilingualism, language learning

DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2021.4112