Check-in a particular location.

22 The example above indicates that ED students likely to update status when check-in a location by switching language.

3. Why bilingualism through mixing appears in update Facebook

I analyzed the interview results to answer my research questions why ED students apply their bilingualism in mixing language on updating facebook status. Language function as the expression of someone‟s feeling based on the message that people want to deliver. Language itself have a particular pattern to make it easier to be understood by other people. Below is the diagram of the classification of the reasons ED student tend to mix and switch the language and the result found in interview. 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Catch People Interest Suitable to share feelings Prestige Introduce new words Affected by surroundings 10 8 14 8 2 The reasons ED students bilingual students mix and switch the language Figure 7. The reason why ED students mix and switch the language. Below is the further explanation about the reason why ED students tend to mix and switch the language when they are updating status based on the higher rank of the participant‟s answers.

3.1 Code mixing and switching show prestige as bilingual people.

Although, English seems very common nowadays, but the prestige of having English skill is still around. This study finds that being able to write in English or in mixed languages will increase their prestiges. There were 14 of 20 participants who feel more prestigeous when they speak and write something i n English. “We can speak English because we learn 23 English. So, if we want to show our ability, why not?”, said Dylan. Based on Dylan‟s statement indicates that bilingualism should be show off because like a proverb “practice makes perfect” means that practicing language more your language will be better. The others believe that prestigeous of being bilingual is kind of achievement that ED students 2008 get after they master English in English Department.

3.2 Code mixing and code switching catch people interest.

There were 10 of 20 participants believed that applying bilingualism through mixing and switching can catch people interest. Being bilingual is something fun and interesting especially when we arrange the language by mix it and find the new terms and by time it becomes popular. For example like “bahasa gaul” which is sometimes mix the language between English and Indonesia. “So what, gitu loh” is the sentences created by Saykoji, one of the famous Indonesian rapper who firstly blow up this sentence. “So what” is actually taken from English which asking about reason. “Gitu loh” is taken from the word “begitu loh” function as the complement of the sentence to give more stressing about the meaning. Yaya said, “ I think mixing the language is something fun because it represent me that want to look different.” Based on Yaya statement, she believes that mixing and switching the language makes her look different. Annisa said, “I mixing the language to make people interest to me because sometimes I am so bored an d I want people interest to me”. Both of the statement showing bilingualism through mixing and switching catch the attention of people especially for those who unfamiliar with English.

3.3 Code mixing and switching are more suitable to share feelings.

I found that mixing the language also a part of the way people express their feeling. There were 8 of 20 ED students that join in the interview believe that mixing language can express their feeling. Ambar one of the participant sai d, “It is because some terms could not be change into other words in different language. It may cause the different meaning, not