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Wu, Dandan; Cai, Liman; Liang, Luyao; Li, Hui – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
This study explored the patterns and predictors of code-switching (CS) in Singapore preschoolers by analyzing the data elicited from an existing early childhood corpus. Altogether 943 cases of CS produced by 111 children aged 2;6, 3;6, 4;6, 5;6, respectively, were analyzed. The results indicated that: (1) 'insertion', 'intersentential', and…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Code Switching (Language), Computational Linguistics, Age Differences
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Yussof, Nurul Taqiah; Sun, He – Language and Education, 2020
Existing studies are inconclusive about if and how children's stronger language can support target language instruction. This study analyzed 29 Malay language teachers' switching practices, reasons for switching, and perceptions of their Malay-English bilingual children's language preferences and needs, in Singaporean preschool classrooms. 5…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Indonesian Languages, Language Usage, Code Switching (Language)