F. Benefits of the Study
There are a number of benefits of this study for other people. The benefits are specified for two groups of people who are the learners and other researchers
of English language. The benefits for English language learners can be formulated as follows:
1. English learners will have broader knowledge of code-switching, especially about the types of code-switching that exist in society. The code-switching
with various types in ‘HAI’ teenage magazines can be models for English language learners to be applied in their daily communication.
2. English learners will obtain some possible reasons for code-switching so they can understand where and when to apply it appropriately.
The benefits for other researchers can be formulated as follows: 1. This study will hopefully encourage other researchers to conduct further study
of code-switching. 2. Other researchers will have a kind of enlightenment or inspiration to explore
other language phenomena which exist in society.
G. Definition of Terms
These are some terms which need to be defined: 1. Code-switching
Code-switching is one of the objects of sociolinguistics, the study which accounts the relationship between language use and the condition of the
society. Chrystal 1987 as cited by Skiba in Code Switching as a Countenance of Language Interference
explains that code-switching happens 5
when a bilingual person employs more than one language in her or his speech. This involves the alteration of the language expressions of languages used by
the speaker. The alternated language elements take a number of forms such as sentences and phrases.
2. Teenage Magazines Teenage magazines are magazines which assert teenagers as the target
readers. The topics of the articles vary in line with teenagers’ favorites. The language which is conformed to the teenagers’ language style or dialect is
important to be considered in order to build teenagers’ interest in the magazines. It can also be an identity of a teenage magazine which can be used
to differentiate this sort of magazine from the others. 3. ‘HAI’ Teenage Magazine
‘HAI’ teenage magazine is one of the local teenage magazines of Indonesia which has been published since 1977. This weekly magazine
presents review of information for teenagers. It has various topics for the articles in line with teenagers’ life style such as pop music, sports, teenage
idols, up-to-date events, horoscope, etc. 6
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