DOI: 10.5176/2251-2853_2.1.84
Authors: Damira Akynova, Sholpan Zharkynbekova, Aliya Aimoldina
Abstract:
The present paper addresses the attitudes of Kazakhstani students towards Kazakh-English code switching. The issue of Kazakh-English code switching has been the focus of some research in Kazakhstan quite recently; therefore, researches in this field are in the development stage and are highly relevant. The paper also briefly describes the role and the place of English in the linguistic space of Kazakhstan. In order to determine the attitude towards Kazakh-English code switching, the study investigated 100 Kazakh-speaking students of higher educational institutions of Astana (Kazakhstan). The results revealed that the attitudes of students towards Kazakh-English code switching were positive in general. The findings demonstrate that code switching facilitates second language acquisition in the educational space of Kazakhstan.
Keywords: code switching; language attitude; second language acquisition; the Kazakh language; the English language.
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