This research reports on the findings regarding the perceptions of teachers towards creating space for the use of code switching as a teaching strategy in Afrikaans learning and teaching in the isiXhosa-speaking environments of the Transkei region. The aim of this investigation was to establish whether or not code switching can be used as a teaching strategy. A sample of 13 teachers from 12 schools was purposefully selected. A qualitative approach was used. Interviews and semi-structured questionnaires were used for data collection. The teachers admitted that they code switch during Afrikaans classes. It also transpired that teachers perceived code switching as the best way to facilitate understanding. The recommendations postulate a gradual move from a high tolerance of code switching in the lower classes to a low tolerance thereof in higher classes.

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老师对南非东开普省第二语言教学中作为第二种教学策略的代码转换空间的理解

这项研究报告了有关教师对在特兰斯凯地区以讲异国语的环境中使用南非语学习和教学中的代码交换作为教学策略使用空间的看法的发现。这项研究的目的是确定代码切换是否可以用作教学策略。特意选择了来自12所学校的13名教师作为样本。使用定性方法。访谈和半结构化问卷用于数据收集。老师承认他们在南非荷兰语课上编码切换。还发现教师认为代码转换是促进理解的最佳方法。