6 Hence, the writer chooses the title as follows: Code-switching in the
Classroom of SMA Negeri 14 Semarang.
1.3 Statement of the Problem
To explain the scope of this study, the problem limitation should be stated. The purpose of problem limitation is to avoid misunderstanding of this
problem and as an important bases for the further explanation of the problem. This research is one part of the sociolinguistic study that emphasizes on code-
switching in communication, especially in the classroom, therefore, the problem of this study can be stated as follows:
1. What are the types of code-switching that is present in the utterances of the chemistry teacher of SMA Negeri 14 Semarang in the classroom?
2. What are the functions of code-switching used by the chemistry teacher of SMA Negeri 14 Semarang in the classroom?
3. What are the roles and the reasons of code- switching in teacher’s
emotion?
1.4 Objective of the Study
In general, the purpose of this study provides a description of how code- switching occurs in the classroom in SMA Negeri 14 Semarang. Hence, the
aims of the study are: 1. To explain types of code-switching that occurs in the utterances of the
chemistry teacher of SMA Negeri 14 Semarang in the classroom.
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7 2. To explain the functions of code-switching used by the chemistry teacher
of SMA Negeri 14 Semarang in the classroom. 3. To explain the roles and the reasons
of code switching in teacher’s emotion in the classroom
1.5 Significance of the Study
The writer expects that significance of this code-switching study have benefits as follows.
First, after reading this thesis, the readers will get knowledge and information about code-switching that occur during teaching and learning
process in the chemistry classroom. Second, the teachers will get knowledge and information about code-
switching and that occurs teaching learning process in the classroom and use code switching as a strategy communication in the classroom with the
students. Three, the results can be used for the further researches which focus
on developing classroom interaction between teacher and students by using code-switching.
1.6 Scope of the Study
The scope of the study is the chemistry teacher at year ten of SMA Negeri 14 Semarang. When the teacher teaches and convey materials to the students,
there are some English words that refers to chemical terms. Those English
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8 words can not be translated into Indonesian, because those are chemical terms
that has been used in international. That is why the teacher of chemistry uses minimal two languages in the classroom. The study concerns with code-
switching that occur during teaching and learning process in the chemistry classroom. Through this study, the writer intends to give some information
about code-switching used by the teacher in the classroom especially in the chemistry classroom.
1.7 Organization of Writing
