The Arabic/French codic alternation in the explanations of teachers of French in Morocco

Mariam SAHRAOUI * and Abdelhamid IBN EL FAROUK

Hassan II University, FLSH Mohammedia Interdisciplinarity Laboratory of Humanities and Social Sciences.
 
Review Article
Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2022, 10(01), 100–106.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gjeta.2022.10.1.0022
Publication history: 
Received on 12 December 2021; revised on 22 January 2022; accepted on 24 January 2022
 
Abstract: 
The analysis focus on the use of Arabic and French by the teacher in a foreign language class in a Moroccan context. This activity, codic alternation or code-switching, is analyzed through an observation of three different teachers while keeping the same level (3rd year of college secondary). All three used code switching in their speech in class, although this manifestation differed from teacher to teacher.
It is however imperative to underline that this research work is not intended to provide solutions for the use of code alternation in class, far from it, it is simply a qualitative study allowing understanding of this sociolinguistic phenomenon and the reflection on its use in a didactic situation.
 
Keywords: 
Code alternation; Sociolinguistic phenomenon; Observation; Analysis; Determination of the problem
 
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