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The Reasons of Using Code Mixing and Switching in Updating Facebook Status for ED
Students as The Implication of Being Bilingual
Kharisa Fatriyana - 112008096
Abstract
Facebook is the most visited sites in Indonesia (eBizMBA.com, 2012). There are
millions Facebook-ers in Indonesia who actively access this social network site. This study
analyses when and why ED students 2008 use code mixing and switching in updating their
Facebook status. The 20 participants who had fulfilled the criteria were chosen to share their
bilingualism experiences in updating their Facebook status through interview which last
around 10 minutes. The result shows that ED students mostly mixing and switching the
language when there were no suitable words, quoting people’s statement, grumbling, etc.
This study also found that there were 5 reasons of mixing and switching languages, such as
showing off their bilingualism to other people, introducing new words, etc.
Keywords : bilingualism, code mixing and switching, Facebook.