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B. Problem Formulation

The research questions are formulated as: 1. Which types of code-switching exist in Indonesian translated teenage girl magazines? 2. What are the possible reasons for code-switching in Indonesian translated teenage girl magazines? 3. What are the possible implications of code-switching in Indonesian translated teenage girl magazines for English language education in Indonesia?

C. Problem Limitation

The data analyses in this thesis are limited to the code-switching that exists in teenage girl magazines. The researcher has selected teenage girl magazines because it is phenomenon in media. Print media seem obsolete, yet teenage girls continue to buy magazines. They are influenced by these magazines, and the researcher wants to see the impact of code-switching on the range of teenage girls: female senior high school and junior high school students. The researcher finds the education of teenagers to be interesting because at this age, teenagers will try new things to fulfill their curiosity, and education can be more effective during this period. They often imitate behaviours and styles that according to the people and media around them seem cool or great. Teenage girls are creative in trying new things. To be clearer, the researcher has selected three magazines for this study: “CosmoGirl”, “Seventeen”, and “Girlfriend.” In informal interviews with PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 4 magazine kiosk employee, the researcher finds that these three are the most popular. For the subject of the research, the researcher selected three editions of each translated teenage girl magazine. The editions ran from February 2009 to April 2009. The three editions of each magazine provide significant data needed for the research. Within the text of the magazines, the researcher has identified ‘code- switching’ as a phenomenon, and the researcher considers that it has an important role in communication. Indonesia has many local languages which influence the national language, Bahasa Indonesia, and the study of the English language is a priority in the current education system. Even though code-switching is a transition between two languages, it creates dynamic, new patterns of language. The researcher hopes to understand how code-switching between Indonesian languages and English affects current teenagers.

D. Research Objectives