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languages , or
language varieties
, in the context of a single conversation. The phenomenal of this code choice can not be separated with the
phenomenon of bilingualism. In a bilingual society, espesially in this globalization CaSEducation staffs frequently use this code choice in case of communicating with
customers, native-speaking and local teachers, and also students every day. From the phenomenal, the writer is interested in analyzing the code mixing and switching in
CaSEducation ’s staffs daily conversation because they use formal language to speak
with their customers consist of cases information, requesting, and etc about CaSEducations courses and programs and also to communicate between each other
which emerge big tendencies to use code choice because so most utterances in these cases use English when they speak in Bahasa Indonesia. The writer focuses the study
on analyzing the code mixing and switching by using utterances among CaSEducation
’s staffs, their customers, their colleagues, students and teachers by make a report record in their daily work activities.
1.2 Problem of the Study
Based on the background of the study above, the writer finds some problems that appear in the study. And it arises some questions, such as:
a. What are the type of code mixing and switching used by CaSE’s staffs?
b. Which type of code switching and code mixing is dominantly used by
CaSEducation’s staffs? c.
What are the causes of CaSEducation’s staffs in code choice in their daily work activities?
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1.3 Objective of the Study
Related to the problems of the study above, the study is aimed to: a.
To find out the types of code mixing and switching used by CaSEducation’s staffs.
b. To find out which type of code mixing and switching is dominantly used by
CaSEduation’s staffs c.
To find out the reason of CaSEducation’s staffs used in code choice in their daily work activities.
1.4 Scope of the Study
In the study, the writer makes a limitation to obtain a clear and detail description of the matter and some interesting cases that can be analyzed. The writer
focuses the study on analyzing the type of code mixing and switching by using utterances of
CaSEducation’s staffs in their daily work activities.
1.5 Significance of the Study
There are some significances of the study, such as: a.
The English students, since it will give a better understanding about the types of code mixing and switching as well as the reasons of people to use code
mixing and switching in their daily life. b.
The lecturers, particularly in teaching Sociolinguistics to teach varying method of teaching code mixing which is not only occurred in written
language but also in spoken language. c.
The study will provide a better technique for other writers to conduct further analysis about code mixing and switching using a certain media.
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Giving information to the reader that actually English has become a common language nowadays which is often used in daily activities by mixing or
switching Bahasa Indonesia into English.
1.6 Method of Study
